Facile synthesis of novel bis- and tetrakis(2-ferrocenylvinyl)[2.2]paracyclophanes by palladium-catalyzed coupling reactions

Article abstract of DOI:10.1055/s-1997-1506

Mono-, bis-, and tetrakis(2-ferrocenylvinyl)[2.2]paracyclophanes 3,5, and 7 were synthesized by palladium-catalyzed Heck reactions of vinylferrocene (2) with mono-, bis-, and tetrakisbromosubstituted [2.2]paracyclophanes 1, 4, and 6, respectively.