Table 1. Hydrodehalogenation reaction of 1,1,1,3-tetrachloropropane catalyzed by Mo₂ paddlewheel complexes.

Run	Cat.	Solvent	Additive	Yield a (%)
1	1	CD3CN	—	4
2	2	CD3CN	—	47
3	3a	CD3CN	—	64
4	3b	CD3CN	—	9
5	3c	CD3CN	—	1
6	4	CD3CN	—	31
7	5	CD3CN	—	<1
8	3a	THF-d8	—	59
9	3a	C6D6	—	42
10 b	3a	CD3CN	n Bu4NCl	84 (73)
11	7a	CD3CN	—	71
12 b	7a	CD3CN	n Bu4NCl	85
13 b	8a	CD3CN	n Bu4NCl	32
14	9a	CD3CN	—	85

^aDetermined using ¹H NMR measurements. Yield in parentheses was the isolated yield.

^{b n} Bu₄NCl (10 mol%) was added to the reaction mixture.