HCID 178521143, compound → HCID 178425278, compound

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Reaction Steps

Ferrocenoylbutyrylchloride (obtained from above and assumed to be 40 m mole) was dissolved in mesitylene (150 ml) and aluminium chloride (5.34g; 40 m mole added). The mixture was stirred at 80° for 40 minutes. The tan-like material which was insoluble in mesitylene was separated, taken up in benzene, and washed with water, 2N HCl, saturated sodium bicarbonate and water, and dried (sodium sulphate) to yield a dark oil which was recrystallised from petroleum ether (bp 40°-60°) to yield 2.05g (12.2%) of pure mesitoylbutyryl ferrocene as a brown soild mp 75°-6°.

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