“…Remarkably, no trace of chloro-stilbene 1, nor other compounds related to 3-chloroiodobenzene, was detected by GC after the 4 th run, highlighting, therefore, the recycling protocol quality. [36] Thus, the desired nitro-stilbene 9 was obtained in excellent yields upon recycling, 70% and 68% for the 4 th and 5 th run, respectively. Interestingly, these yields are very close to the ones obtained with the fresh catalyst (i.e., 76%, see Scheme 3), showing that the catalyst exhibits high stability over these reaction conditions.…”