Selective monoacylation of ferrocene . An eco-friendly procedure on the solid phase of alumina
Abstract
A simple, efficient and environment-friendly procedure has been developed for acylation of ferrocene with direct use of carboxylic acid in the presence of trifluoroacetic anhydride on the solid phase of alumina. A wide range of structurally varied carboxylic acids have been found to provide selectively the monoacylated products in high yields.