Trimethylaluminum mediated halomethylation of [(arene)2Fe]2+ cations

Michael D. Clerk, K. Craig Sturge, Michael J. Zaworotko, Peter S. White

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Abstract

The arene salts [(arene)2Fe](PF6)2 (arene = mesitylene 1a, and hexamethylbenzene, 1c) react readily with AlMe3 in dichloromethane or dibromomethane to produce the novel exo-halomethyl-η5-cyclohexadienyl salts [(η5-exo-CH2XC6H3Me3)(η6-C6H3Me3)Fe]PF6 (X = Cl, 2d; X = Br, 2e) and [(η5-exo-CH2XC6Me6)(η6-C6Me6)Fe]PF6 (X = Cl, 2f; X = Br, 2g) which have been characterized spectroscopically and, in the case of 2f, crystallographically.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)C33-C37
JournalJournal of Organometallic Chemistry
Volume368
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Jun 1989
Externally publishedYes

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