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Acylation of anisole with ω-ferrocenylalkanoyl chlorides

M. Sališová, Š. Toma, and E. Solčániová

Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Komenský University, 816 31 Bratislava

Abstract:  Anisole (AnH) was acylated with acyl chlorides of general formula Fc(CH₂)_nCOCl. Yields of ketones Fc(CH₂)_nCO An varied within 50—70% providing n = 4—9. Were n = 2—4, also products of intramolecular acylation of ferrocene were isolated; when n = 2 additional products formed by a consecutive reaction with anisole were obtained. Attempts to acylate anisole with ferrocenylacetyl chloride resulted in decomposition of the ferrocene derivative and isolation of trimethoxyterphenyl. The oxidation of ferrocenyl- acetonitrile is discussed.

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Chemical Papers 34 (4) 497–506 (1980)