Reduction of organic azides to amines using reusable Fe3O4 nanoparticles in aqueous medium

Aromatic, heteroaromatic and sulfonyl azides were conveniently reduced to the corresponding amines in excellent yields using hydrazine hydrate in the presence of iron oxide nanoparticles. The Fe3O4-MNPs could be easily separated by an external magnet, and recycled ten times without significant loss of the catalytic efficiency.