Sodium borohydride → Cyclopenta-1,3-diene;1-cyclopenta-2,4-dien-1-ylethanol;iron(2+)

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A solution of 46.2 g (0.2 mole) of acetylferrocene in 200 ml of ethanol was added dropwise, at room temperature, to a solution of 30.4 g (0.8 mole) of sodium borohydride in 200 ml of water. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature and poured into water and the solid obtained was filtered off. The product was washed and dried. In this way, 40 g of 1-hydroxyethylferrocene with a melting point of 69° C were obtained.

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