Some tips on 1,1′-Dibromoferrocene

1293-65-8, In the next few decades, the world population will flourish. As the population grows rapidly and people all over the world use more and more resources, all industries must consider their environmental impact. 1,1′-Dibromoferrocene, cas is 1293-65-8,the iron-catalyst compound, it is a common compound, a new synthetic route is introduced below.

Part (I)Preparation of 1-bromo-l’ -triphenylsilyl ferroceneTo 1, l’-dibromoferrocene (10.14g, 29.49mmol) in dry THF (200ml) cooled to -780C (dry ice/acetone bath) was added n-butyllithium(12.56ml, 28.02mmol, 0.95eq) and the reaction was stirred underN2 for 30 min. Chlorotriphenylsilane (8.26g, 28.02mmol, 0.95eq) dissolved in the minimum amount of dry THF was then added dropwise and the solution was then allowed to warm up to room temperature and further stirred for twelve hours resulting in a red solution.The reaction was then quenched with water, and stirred for a further fifteen minutes. The ethereal layer, containing product was separated and the aqueous layer was further extracted several times with diethyl ether. The combined ether fractions were dried over magnesium sulphate and filtered through celite. The ether solvent was removed by rotary evaporator (resulting in red oil) . The product was purified by column chromatography. Starting material was removed with petrol and the product was then obtained with petrol/10% Et2theta as an orange band. The resulting oil was finally dried under vacuum leaving pure product as orange crystals: (11.09g, 72 % yield).

The chemical industry reduces the impact on the environment during synthesis,1293-65-8,1,1′-Dibromoferrocene,I believe this compound will play a more active role in future production and life.

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Patent; LUCITE INTERNATIONAL UK LIMITED; WO2008/65448; (2008); A1;,
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