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Benzene can be directly amminated to to aniline. The liberated hydrogen reduces the NiO catalyst.

The process has not been developed commercially (at present) due to the low yield per pass and catalyst reduction.

Industrial Organic Chemistry, 3rd. Ed. K. Weissermel, H.-J. Arpe, VCH (1997)
  +  
NH3
  +  
NiO
  +  
Ni
         
  +  
H2
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Benzene     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Ammonia     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Nickel(II) oxide Catalyst    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Nickel Catalyst    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Aniline     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Hydrogen     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Industrial Process: Organic
Substitution: Electrophilic Aromatic

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