Selective hydrogenation of ortho-chloronitrobenzene over Ru and Ir catalysts under the conditions of the aqueous-phase reforming of bioethanol

Ru and Ir catalysts, which are not particularly selective under the conditions of conventional hydrogenation carried out with molecular hydrogen, when used in the Aqueous-Phase Reforming/Hydrogenation (APR/Hyd) process, become >99.9% selective for hydrogenation of o-chloronitrobenzene to o-chloraniline.