trans-Stilbene → Dibenzyl

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0.180 g (1.0 mmol) of trans-stilbene, a measured amount of the supported palladium catalyst prepared in Example 3 (the amount corresponding to 2 mol % of palladium based on the amount of trans-stilbene) and 4 mL of ethylacetate were mixed and stirred at room temperature for 60 min under 1 atm of H2. The resulting mixture was filtered and the solvent was removed. The resulting residue was subject to silica gel column chromatography (eluent: hexane/ethylacetate(10/1)) to obtain 0.182 g of the title compound, 1,2-diphenylethane (yield: 100%).

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