Avoiding problem reactions at the ferrocenyl-alkyne motif: a convenient synthesis of model, redox-active complexes for molecular electronics

作者：Inkpen Michael S; White Andrew J P; Albrecht Tim^*; Long Nicholas J

来源：Dalton Transactions, 2014, 43(41): 15287-15290.

DOI：10.1039/c4dt02359e

A much improved route to 1,1'-bis(arylethynyl)ferrocenes comprising accessible thiolates on the aryl ring is reported. Unanticipated reactions between AcCl, TBAF-BBr3 and ferrocenyl-alkynes are also discussed, offering a rationale for previous synthetic difficulties.

• 出版日期2014