Potassium-mediated zincation of ferrocene and ruthenocene : potassium, the architect behind supramolecular structural variations

Clegg, William and Conway, Ben and García-Álvarez, Pablo and Kennedy, Alan R. and Klett, Jan and Mulvey, Robert E. and Russo, Luca (2010) Potassium-mediated zincation of ferrocene and ruthenocene : potassium, the architect behind supramolecular structural variations. Dalton Transactions, 39. pp. 62-65. ISSN 1477-9234 (https://doi.org/10.1039/b917202p)

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Abstract

Direct zincation of ferrocene and ruthenocene by the synergic base [PMDETA.K(μ-TMP)(μ-Me)Zn(Me)] produces the monozincated complexes [{PMDETA.K(μ-Me)2Zn(Fc)}∞] and [{PMDETA.K(μ-Me)2Zn(Rc)}2] respectively, having similar monomeric (dinuclear) units but aggregating supramolecularly in very different polymeric and dimeric forms.