Bis[bis(trimethylsilyl)cyclopentadienyl]selane as a ligand: selena-2,2 ',4,4 '-tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)-[1]ferrocenophane and 1,2,3-triselena-2,2 ',4,4 '-tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)-[3]ferrocenophane
G. Thaler et al., Bis[bis(trimethylsilyl)cyclopentadienyl]selane as a ligand: selena-2,2 ',4,4 '-tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)-[1]ferrocenophane and 1,2,3-triselena-2,2 ',4,4 '-tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)-[3]ferrocenophane, J ORGMET CH, 637, 2001, pp. 745-750
Bis[bis(trimethylsilyl)cyclopentadienyl]selane (1) was prepared from lithiu
m 5,5-bis(trimethylsilyl)cyclopentadienide and selenium bis(diethyldithio)c
arbamate, Se(S2CNEt2)(2). Reaction of the dianion of 1 with FeCl2 gave sele
na-2,2',4,4'-tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)-[1]ferrocenophane (2) and 1,2,3-trise
lena-2,2',4,4'-tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)-[3]ferrocenophane (3). Compounds 1-
3 have been characterized by H-1-NMR, C-13-NMR and single-crystal X-ray ana
lyses. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.