Cooperative transformation of nitroarenes and biomass-based alcohols catalyzed by CuNiAlOxElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Catalyst preparation procedure and characterization details. See DOI: 10.1039/c4ra16081a

A simple CuNiAlO x catalyst was prepared for the cooperative transformation of nitrobenzene derivatives and biomass-based alcohols. Under the optimized reaction conditions, a range of nitrobenzene derivatives can be smoothly converted into the corresponding amines and glycerol was directly transformed into 1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-one. A simple CuNiAlO x catalyst was prepared for the cooperative transformation of nitrobenzene derivatives and biomass-based alcohols.