“…The solvents were purified according to the literature method, and stored under argon. 2-Allyl-4-methoxyphenol (1b) [13], 1-allyl-2-naphthol (5) [14], 2-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)-4-methoxyphenol (7) [15], 2-(3-butenyl)phenol (9) [16], 2-allylbenzoic acid (11) [17], 2-vinylbenzoic acid (13) [18], 2-allylbenzyl alcohol (17) [19], 2-allylaniline [20], 2-allyl-N-methylaniline [21], N-(2-allylphenyl)acetamide [22], 2-allyl-N-benzanilide [23], 2-allyl-N-tosylaniline (19) [24], and dichloropentamethylcyclopentadienylruthenium dimer [Cp * RuCl 2 ] 2 [11] were prepared according to the literature method.…”