Several aromatic and aliphatic amine-N-oxides were deoxygenated to the corr
esponding amines in good to quantitative yield using indium metal in neutra
l aqueous media. Other functional groups such as alkenes, halides, eaters,
ethers, nitriles, amides and sulfones are unaffected under the present reac
tion conditions. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.