Interaction of ferrocenecarbaldehyde with zinc tetrahydroborate and its derivatives

Authors
Makhaev, VD Gorobinskii, LV Kedrova, NS Mal'tseva, NN
Citation
Vd. Makhaev et al., Interaction of ferrocenecarbaldehyde with zinc tetrahydroborate and its derivatives, RUSS CHEM B, 48(1), 1999, pp. 212-214
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
RUSSIAN CHEMICAL BULLETIN
ISSN journal
10665285 → ACNP
Volume
48
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
212 - 214
Database
ISI
SICI code
1066-5285(199901)48:1<212:IOFWZT>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Ferrocenecarbaldehyde was reduced to methylferrocene upon interaction with zinc tetrahydroborate in THF. The reactions proceeded rapidly (5-10 min) in high yields (ca. 90%). Analogous results were obtained when a mechanically activated mixture of zinc chloride and sodium tetrahydroborate or the comp lex of zinc tetrahydroborate with dibenzo-18-crown-6, 2Zn(BH4)(2). DB-18-C- 6, was used in the reaction.