The application discloses a method for preparing
aromatic amine compounds by in-situ generating
iridium catalyst to reduce nitro, and belongs to the technical field of
chemical synthesis. The method is that aromatic nitro compounds, soluble
iridium salt precursors and a
solvent are placed in a reaction container,
hydrogen is replaced after stirring reaction under the conditions of 60 atm
hydrogen pressure and 25-50 DEG C for 24-48 hours, and the
aromatic amine compounds are separated after reaction is completed; the
molar ratio of
iridium element in the soluble iridium salt precursors to the aromatic nitro compounds is 1:1000-100000. The method adopts a one-pot feeding method, generates high-activity heterogeneous iridium particle catalyst in-situ in the
reaction system by using the soluble iridium salt precursors, and simultaneously completes hydrogenation reduction of the nitro. The method simplifies the process, reduces the cost, optimizes the post-treatment mode, and the in-situ generated catalyst has
high activity, good selectivity, can be used repeatedly, and the
noble metal catalyst is convenient to recycle.