Oxidation reaction of 1,1’-bis(o-substituted phenyl)ferrocenes
Yutaka Okada Hitoshi Kitaguchi and Koji Yoshimura
Org. Commun. (2010), 3:4 ; 92-97
Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1 Nojihigashi, kusatsu , Shiga 525-8577, Japan .
Abstract: The oxidation reactivity of 1,1’-bis(o-substituted phenyl)ferrocenes was measured. For acetyl- and methoxycarbonyl derivatives, the accelerating effect found for mono substituted derivatives disappeared. This was accounted for by a proton transfer between the two carbonyl oxygens.
Keywords: Ferrocene derivatives; oxidation reaction; intramolecular interaction. |