Ln. Novikova et al., DEPROTONATION OF DECAMETHYLFERROCENIUM CATION - NEW APPROACH TO ALKYLGROUP FUNCTIONALIZATION IN TRANSITION-METAL COMPLEXES, Journal of organometallic chemistry, 460(1), 1993, pp. 30000006-30000007
Deprotonation of decamethylferrocenium tetrafluorborate (20-degrees-C,
THF, (t)BuOK or iPr2NH, Et3N) proceeds via intermediate formation of
nonamethylferrocenylmethyl radical and results in the products of buto
xylation and amination of methyl groups.