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  • Deprotonative metallation of ferrocenes using mixed lithium-zinc and lithium-cadmium combinations.

Deprotonative metallation of ferrocenes using mixed lithium-zinc and lithium-cadmium combinations.

Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2010-04-07)
Gandrath Dayaker, Aare Sreeshailam, Floris Chevallier, Thierry Roisnel, Palakodety Radha Krishna, Florence Mongin
PMID20369208
ABSTRACT

A mixed lithium-cadmium amide and a combination of lithium and zinc amides were reacted with a range of ferrocenes; deprotonative mono- or dimetallation in general occurred chemoselectively at room temperature, as evidenced by subsequent quenching with iodine.