Ferrocene-containing dendrimers

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Figure 1. A 54-ferrocene dendrimer 54-ferrocene dendrimer.png
Figure 1. A 54-ferrocene dendrimer

Ferrocene-containing dendrimers are dendrimers that contain ferrocene substituents. Some ferrocene-containing dendrimers feature ferrocene cores and others do not. All feature with peripheral ferrocene groups. [1] [2]

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Synthesis

Ferrocene-containing dendrimers can be synthesized by both convergent and divergent methods. Some of the first dendrimers of this type, were made by attaching ferrocene units to small silicon containing dendrimers. [3]

Dendrimers with peripheral ferrocene groups are usually synthesized by attaching ferrocene to the core by either olefin metathesis or by hydrosilylation. [1] As an example, tetraallylsilane undergoes Pt-catalyzed hydrosilylation to form the core. This core was then reacted with ferrocenyllithium to form 1. [4] Convergent approaches can also be used to make dendrimers with peripheral ferrocene. As an example, figure 1 shows a 54-ferrocene dendrimer which was synthesized by a fast convergent approach. [5]

Synthesis of compound 1 Sheme 1 ferrocene dendrimer.png
Synthesis of compound 1
A 10-ferrocene dendrimer. Decaferrocenyl ferrocene.png
A 10-ferrocene dendrimer.

Dendrimers with ferrocene cores have been synthesized by decorating suitably functionalized ferrocenes, e.g., decaallylferrocene. [1]

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Synthesis of compound 1

synthesis Ferrocene-containing dendrimers can be synthesized by convergence and diffusion methods. By linking ferrocene units to small silicon-containing dendrimers, some of these first-type dendrimers can be made. [3]

Dendritic macromolecules with peripheral ferrocene groups are usually synthesized by linking ferrocene to the core through olefin metathesis or hydrosilylation [1]. For example, tetraallyl silane undergoes Pt-catalyzed hydrosilylation to form a core. The core is then reacted with ferrocenyl lithium to form 1. [4]. The convergence method can also be used to make dendrimers with peripheral ferrocene. en.china.cn is a good place to supply polymer resin

Properties and applications

Figure 3. An asymmetric dendrimer with a ferrocene core Asymmetric Dendrimer containing a ferrocene.png
Figure 3. An asymmetric dendrimer with a ferrocene core

No applications have been identified for ferrocene-containing dendrimers. They exhibit multielectron redox indicating that the ferrocenyl moieties are essentially noninteracting redox centers. [4] [5]

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5
H
5
)
2
. The molecule consists of two cyclopentadienyl rings bound on opposite sides of a central iron atom. It is an orange solid with a camphor-like odor, that sublimes above room temperature, and is soluble in most organic solvents. It is remarkable for its stability: it is unaffected by air, water, strong bases, and can be heated to 400 °C without decomposition. In oxidizing conditions it can reversibly react with strong acids to form the ferrocenium cation Fe(C
5
H
5
)+
2
.

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6
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5
(CH
3
)
5
)
2
or C
20
H
30
Fe
. It is a sandwich compound, whose molecule has an iron(II) cation Fe2+ attached by coordination bonds between two pentamethylcyclopentadienyl anions (Cp*, (CH
3
)
5
C
5
). It can also be viewed as a derivative of ferrocene, with a methyl group replacing each hydrogen atom of its cyclopentadienyl rings. The name and formula are often abbreviated to DmFc, Me
10
Fc
or FeCp*
2
.

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