A variation is formation of a dimethylaminoarene with palladium on carbon and formaldehyde:* The Leimgruber-Batcho, Bartoli and Baeyer-Emmerling indole syntheses begin with aromatic nitro compounds.
Če je enako reaktant reagira s kalijevim hidroksidom reakcijski produkt je 1,2-dinitro dimer===Aromatske nitro spojine===*Zmanjšanje aromatskih nitro spojin z vodikovim plinom v platinastem katalizatorja daje anilinov.