Catalysis of α-Fe and Fe1-xS toward the Hydrogenolysis of trans-Stilbene in Hydroaromatic Hydrocarbon Solvents

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/bcsj.63.2564

The Fe-catalyzed hydrogenolysis of trans-stilbene was carried out in aromatic hydrocarbon solvents at 380 deg 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 deg C.This catalyzed hydrogen transfer proceeds by radical mechanism.The product distribution is affected by the catalyst species.Pyrrhotite catalyzes the hydrogenation of trans-stilbene more effectively than α-Fe.Both the iron catalysts are inactive toward the cleavage of carbon to carbon single bond in bibenzyl.