1′-Trimethylsilylethynyl-, 1′-ethenyl- and 1′-formyl-1-ethynylferrocenes: syntheses and electrochemical properties

Guillaume Grelaud (1) , Gilles Argouarch (1) , M. P. Cifuentes (2) , Mark G. Humphrey (3) , Frédéric Paul (1)

1 ISCR - Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes
2 ANU - Australian National University
3 Research School of Chemistry

Efficient syntheses of 1′-trimethylsilylethynyl-, 1′-ethenyl-, and 1′-formyl-1-ethynylferrocenes are reported. The majority of these compounds exhibit chemically reversible ferrocene-based oxidation processes from cyclic voltammetry and thereby constitute key synthons for the development of redox-switchable molecular systems.

Keywords: 1′-Functional ferrocenes; Cyclic voltammetry

Domains: Chemical Sciences; Catalysis

Guillaume Grelaud, Gilles Argouarch, M. P. Cifuentes, Mark G. Humphrey, Frédéric Paul. 1′-Trimethylsilylethynyl-, 1′-ethenyl- and 1′-formyl-1-ethynylferrocenes: syntheses and electrochemical properties. Tetrahedron, 2013, 69 (15), pp.3316-3322. ⟨10.1016/j.tet.2013.01.093⟩. ⟨hal-00878572⟩