I have been search the website because I couldn't find the reaction in my textbook. Would anyone happen to know of a site that might be able to explain this reaction?
THANKS!
2007-06-20 10:40:24 · 3 answers · asked by Tropical Mango 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
ferrocene reacts as a normal aromatic compound in an electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction. one of the rings of ferrocene will attack the acylium ion in the standard mechanism. you can get monosubstitution, disubstitution (both rings), disubstitution (one ring), probably more very minor products depending on the conditions.
2007-06-20 13:10:54 · answer #1 · answered by gordonliu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I google searched: draw the mechanism for Friedel-Crafts Acetylation of Ferrocene
You should get a lot of results. I think it has to do with column Chormatography.
Hope this helps
http://depts.washington.edu/chemcrs/bulkdisk/chem165A_spr02/info_165_Lab_Manual.pdf
2007-06-20 11:18:55 · answer #2 · answered by cRiMiNgEr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the same as the reaction for benzene. (CH3CO)2O + AlCl3 ===> CH3CO+ + AlCl3(C2H3O2)
CH3CO+ + FcH ===> CH3C(O)-FcH+ ===> CH3CO-Fc + H+
The CH3CO+ attacks C5H5-
2007-06-20 11:14:36 · answer #3 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋