| abstract |
Disclosed is a method for dehalogenating an aromatic halide, wherein a hydrogen gas is brought into contact with a liquid mixture which is obtained by adding an object aromatic halide into water serving as a solvent or an organic solvent together with a heterogeneous platinum group catalyst and magnesium metal and/or zinc metal. In this method, a hydrogenation-dehalogenation reaction effectively proceeds even under mild conditions. The method for dehalogenating an aromatic halide is simple and hardly dangerous, while being economical. In addition, the method has only a few adverse effects on the environment or the human body. |