Table 2. Catalytic isomerization of α-vinylbenzyl alcohol into propiophenone by 1 and 2, including significant bibliographic results.

Catalyst	[Cat] mol%	t (h)	T (°C)	Solvent	Additive	TOFa (h−1)	Conversion (%)	Ref.
1	1	8	70	MeOH/H2O	—	3.5	28	This work
1	1	8	80	i PrOH/H2O	—	5.5	44	This work
1	2	4	70	MeOH/H2O	—	3.1	25	This work
1	2	8	70	MeOH/H2O	—	2.6	41	This work
1	2	4	80	i PrOH/H2O	—	8.4	67	This work
1	2	8	80	i PrOH/H2O	—	6.2	99	This work
2	1	24	70	MeOH/H2O	—	1.7	40	This work
2	1	24	80	i PrOH/H2O	—	3.1	73	This work
2	2	4	80	MeOH/H2O	—	3.5	28	This work
2	2	8	80	MeOH/H2O	—	2.6	42	This work
2	2	1	80	i PrOH/H2O	—	34.5	69	This work
2	2	4	80	i PrOH/H2O	—	12.4	>99	This work
[Rh(COD)Cl]2	5	17	80	H2O	MeO-TPPMS	1.2	99	7
[Rh(COD)Cl]2	5	18	80	H2O	PTA NaOH	1.1	99	7
[Rh(COD)(CH3CN)2]BF4	2	0.08	23	H2O	PTA NaOH	594	99	7
[RuCl2(mTHPA)(η6-C6H6)]	1	0.75	75	H2O	KOtBu	129	97	12
[RuCl2(η6-C6H5OCH2CH2OH)(P(OiPr)3)]	1	10	75	H2O	KOtBu	600	99	62
[{Ru(η3:η3-C10H16)(μ-Cl)Cl2}]	5	1	75	H2O	—	20	99	62
[{Ru(η3:η3-C10H16)(μ-Cl)Cl2}]	5	0.25	75	H2O/Cs2CO3	—	80	99	62
[Ru(η3:η3-C10H16)(Cl)2(benzimidazole)]	1	3 h	50	H2O	iPrNH2 KH2PO4 buffer	33	99	67
[Ru(η3:η3-C10H16)(Cl)2(benzimidazole)]	1	0.25	75	H2O	—	396	99	65
[Ru(η3:η3-C10H16)(Cl)2(pyrazole)]	0.2	1	75	H2O	—	495	99	64
[Ru(η3:η3-C10H16)Cl(κ2O,O–CH3CO2)]	1	2.5	50	H2O	MgSO4 KH2PO4 buffer	39.6	99	66
[Ru(η3:η3-C10H16)Cl(benzimidazole)]	1	2.5	50	H2O	MgSO4 KH2PO4 buffer	39.6	99	66
[Ru(η3:η3-C10H16)Cl(κ2O,O–CH3CO2)]	1	0.08	75	H2O	—	1200	99	3

^aTOF = turn over frequency, N₂, ROH/H₂O (1 : 1) = 1 mL, % measured by ¹H NMR.