Catalytic dehydrogenation of benzyl alcohols in the presence of Ag@WEFA^a.

Entry	Substrate	Product	Time	Yield (%)
1			4	96
2			3	98
3			5	94
4			7	93
5			4.5	92
6			4	97
7			3.5	96
8			5.5	92
9			6	90
10			6.5	96
11			7	93
12			9	92
13			5	95

^aReaction condition: alcohol (1 mmol), Ag@WEFA (3 mL), reaction temperature 70 °C, and N₂ atmosphere.