Catalytic deoxygenation of pyridine N-oxides with N-fused porphyrin rhenium complexes

Deoxygenation reactions of pyridine N-oxide derivatives catalyzed by N-fused porphyrin rhenium(VII) trioxo complexes are developed, affording the corresponding pyridine derivatives in quantitative yields with excellent turnover numbers up to 340,000. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.