The Fe-catalyzed hydrogenolysis of trans-stilbene was carried out in aromatic hydrocarbon solvents at 380° C. α-Fe and pyrrhotite catalyze bimolecular hydrogen transfer from hydroaromatic hydrocarbons to trans-stilbene and hydroaromatic hydrocarbon-mediated hydrogenolysis of trans-stilbene by molecular hydrogen at 380° C. This catalyzed hydrogen transfer proceeds by radical mechanism. The product distribution is affected by the ...
