A reactive iron napthalene complex provides convenient access to the Cp*Fe(-) synthon (Cp*=C(5)Me(5)).
The complex [K(18-crown-6){Cp*Fe(eta(4)-C(10)H(8))}] (1), which is readily available from easily accessible starting materials, represents a new, synthetically useful Cp*Fe(-) equivalent.
Wolf
Robert
R
University of Münster, Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Corrensstr. 30, D-48149 Münster, Germany. r.wolf@uni-münster.de
Schnöckelborg
Eva-Maria
EM