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The reactions of hydroxymethylferrocene, alpha-hydroxyethylferrocene,
and 1,1'-bis(alpha-hydroxyethyl)ferrocene with N-ferrocenylalkyl-subst
ituted benzotriazoles, hexamethylenetetramine, and azaferrocene in the
CH2Cl2 - 48% aqueous HBF4 two-phase system afforded N-mono-, N-1,1'-f
errocenylene-bis-alpha-alkylated, and 1,3-bis-ferrocenylalkylated tetr
afluoroborates of the above-mentioned heterocyclic compounds in high y
ields. An X-ray structural study of 1,3-bis-(ferrocenylmethyl)benzotri
azolium tetrafluoroborate confirmed unambiguously the 1,3-arrangement
of the ferrocenylmethyl groups in the heterocycle.