Low temperature synthesis of ferrocenyl-substituted bisarenechromium complexes

Abstract

1. The reaction of Cr vapors with phenylferrocene and p-tolylferrocene in a high vacuum at 77°K gave bis(ferrocenylbenzene)chromium and bis(p-ferrocenyltoluene)chromium. 2. The mutual effect of the ferrocenyl and bisarenechromium fragments in the neutral Cr(0) and oxidized Cr(I) forms of these complexes was discussed.