Skip to main content
. 2019 Jun 18;12(14):3363–3369. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201900784

Table 3.

Isomerization of Z‐ to E‐stilbene.[a] Inline graphic

Entry Amount of substrate
[mmol]
H2 pressure
[bar]
Selectivity
(Z/E)
Yield of 3
[%]
1 0.5 30 0:100 >99
2 5 30 0:100 >99
3 0.5 0 80:20 20
4[b] 0.5 30 100:0 0

Reaction conditions: [a] Z‐stilbene (0.5 mmol), complex A (6 mol %), 30 bar H2, acetonitrile (2 mL), 120 °C, 15 h, GC yields with n‐hexadecane as standard. [b] Without catalyst.