Reductive complexation of cycloheptatrienes by iron pentacarbonyl and catalytic sodium borohydride.
Fe(CO)5 and a catalytic amount of sodium borohydride react with cycloheptatrienes in protic solvents to yield the corresponding tricarbonyl(eta 4-1,3-diene)iron complexes in a one-pot procedure, which has been found to be particularly efficient for the synthesis of the useful tricarbonyl(cyclo-heptadiene)iron complex.
Coquerel
Yoann
Y
LEDSS, Université Joseph Fourier, Bâtiment Chimie Recherche, 301 rue de la Chimie, BP 53, 38041 Grenoble, France.
Deprés
Jean-Pierre
JP