Summary
The Friedel-Crafts acylation reaction of ferrocene involves the addition of the acylium cation to one of the carbon atoms on the ring, followed by loss of a proton (to solvent).
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The acylium cation is produced from acetic anhydride, which also serves as a solvent for this reaction.
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This reaction is known as acetylation of ferrocene.
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You will acetylate ferrocene using phosphoric acid and acetic anhydride and determine the number of products with thin layer chromatography. If we don’t have enough ferrocene , scale down every reagent…
F: Preparation of Ferrocene Fe (η⁵-C₅H₅)₂ (Experiment)
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The Friedel-Crafts acylation reaction of ferrocene involves the addition of the acylium cation to one of the carbon atoms on the ring, followed by loss of a proton (to solvent). The acylium cation is produced from acetic anhydride, which also serves as a solvent for this reaction.
Friedel-Crafts Acylation of Ferrocene - Vernier
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