Patent ID: 6664409
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: C07F

Abstract:
A method for synthesizing ferrocenyl-1,3-butadiene having the following Formula III, which comprises: a) reacting ferrocenecarbonyl having the following Formula I with allyl halide having the following Formula II in an ether solvent and in the presence of magnesium as a catalyst; b) introducing a liquid portion of the resulting reaction mixture into a silica gel column; c) eluting the silica gel column with a solvent of low polarity; d) collecting the resulting eluate from the column; e) and evaporating the solvent from the eluate to a solid comprising ferrocenyl- 1,3-butadiene: wherein R is hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl; wherein X is halogen; wherein R is the same as above.