Styrene, Phenylethene
Styrene is a convenient and cheap oxidant in transfer hydrogenations. The reduced product ethylbenzene can be removed by simple distillation.
Recent Literature
[Ir(Cp*)Cl2]2 catalyzes the rearrangement of oximes to
furnish amides. An iridium-catalyzed transfer
hydrogenation between alcohols and styrene and the subsequent formation of an
oxime allows the conversion of alcohols
into amides in a one-pot process.
N. A. Owston, A. J. Parker, J. M. J. Williams, Org. Lett., 2007,
9, 73-75.
