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acetone were dried over sodium metal and potassium
carbonate, respectively, and distilled under argon. Tol-
uene and hexane were dried by refluxing with LiAlH4
and stored as solutions of dimeric titanocene [(l-g5:g5-
C5H4C5H4){Ti(l-H)(g5-C5H5)}2] [10] on the vacuum
line. Complex 1 was prepared by thermolysis of
[Ti(g5-C5Me5)2(g2-Me3SiCBCSiMe3)] [11].
Samples for EI MS measurements, X-ray diffraction
analysis and melting point determinations were inserted
into glass capillaries (Lindenmann glass capillaries for
X-ray analyses) under purified nitrogen in a Labmaster
130 glovebox (mBraun) and sealed. KBr pellets were
prepared and placed into an air-protecting cuvette in the
glovebox. 1H (399.95 MHz) and 13C (100.58 MHz)
NMR spectra were recorded on a Varian UNITY Inova
400 spectrometer in C6D6 solutions at 25 °C. Chemical
shifts (d/ppm) are given relative to the solvent signal (dH
7.15, dC 128.0). EI MS spectra were recorded at 70 eV
on a VG-7070E mass spectrometer.
5 min at 0 °C, paraformaldehyde (3.0 g, 0.10 mol) was
added and stirring was continued overnight at room
temperature. Then, the reaction mixture was quenched
by saturated aqueous NH4Cl and stirring for 1 h. The
organic phase was separated, washed with saturated
aqueous NH4Cl, dried over MgSO4 and evaporated to
give a viscous oily residue which was distilled under
vacuum (89–91 °C at 0.7 Torr) to afford 2b as a col-
ourless viscous liquid (5.18 g, 78%). Prior to the reaction
with 1, alcohol 2b was degassed and distributed into
ampoules with breakable seals by distillation under
vacuum.
NMR (CDCl3): dH 3.47 (br s, 1 H, OH), 4.30 (s, 2 H,
CH2), 6.93–7.45 (m, 5 H, Ph); dC 51.2 (CH2), 85.6, 88.5
(CBC), 123.4( Cipso Ph), 128.4, 128.5, 131.9 (CH Ph).
GC-MS, m=z (relative abundance): 132 (98, MþÅ), 131
(100), 115 (46, [M–OH]þ), 103 (33, [M–CHO]þ), 77 (62,
þ
ꢁ1
~
C6H5 ), 51 (23). IR (neat): m/cm mOH 3335 br s; mCH
3082 w, 3060 w, 2918 w, 2865 w; mCBC 2238 br w; 1598
m, 1490 s, 1442 m, 1359 br m, 1257 m, 1032 composite s,
953 s, 756 s, 691 s.
3.2. Synthesis of FcCBCCMe2(OH) (2a)
A solution of ethynylferrocene (2.20 g, 10.5 mmol) in
dry diethyl ether (40 ml) was cooled to )30 °C (tem-
perature in bath) and treated with LiBu (4.6 ml 2.5 M in
hexanes, 11.5 mmol). After stirring for 30 min at )30 °C,
acetone (1.0 ml, 13.5 mmol) was slowly added to the
formed acetylide solution and stirring was continued for
another 2.5 h at room temperature. The reaction was
terminated by addition of 5% aqueous H3PO4 (10 ml),
the organic phase was separated, washed with water,
dried (MgSO4) and evaporated under reduced pressure.
The dark orange residue was purified by chromatogra-
phy on a short silica gel column using first toluene to
remove a small amount of unreacted ethynylferrocene (a
yellow band) and then diethyl ether to elute the product
(red band). Evaporation of the second fraction afforded
2a as rusty orange solid. Yield: 2.45 g, 88%.
3.4. Synthesis of [Ti(g5-C5Me5) (FcCBCCMe2O-jO)3]
(3a)
A solution of 1 in toluene (0.22 g, 0.7 mmol in 5.0 ml)
was added to a solution of 2a (0.536 g, 2.0 mmol) in the
same solvent (20 ml) and the mixture was heated to 120
°C for 8 h. All volatiles were removed under vacuum (at
max. 80 °C) and the residue was extracted with hexane.
A small amount of blue 1 was extracted at room tem-
perature, while a repeated extraction with hot hexane
and a subsequent evaporation yielded a residue which
was recrystallized from toluene to afford 3a as a dark
yellow orange crystalline solid. Yield: 0.45 g (65%).
M.p. 139 °C. NMR (C6D6): dH 1.82 (s, 18 H, CMe2),
2.36 (s, 15 H, C5Me5), 3.92 (apparent t, 6 H, C5H4), 4.14
(s, 15 H, C5H5), 4.43 (apparent t, 6 H, C5H4); dC 12.7
(C5Me5), 34.5 (CMe2), 66.8 (CBCCMe2O and Cipso
C5H4), 68.7 (CH C5H4), 70.2 (C5H5), 71.5 (CH C5H4),
75.9, 79.6, 93.8 (CBCCMe2O and Cipso C5H4), 123.4
(C5Me5). EI-MS (250 °C): m=z (relative abundance) 984
(MþÅ; 0.2), 830 (7), 829 (10), 828 (6), 695 (8), 556 (7), 502
(9), 461 (10), 460 (25), 423 (17), 422 (65), 421 (42), 420
(75), 418 (11), 319 (10), 318 (28), 317 (50), 316 (54), 315
(12), 300 (12), 268 (12), 253 (12), 252 (44), 251
([FcCBCCMe2]þ; 90), 250 (46), 242 (13), 240 (16), 237
(12), 236 (19), 212 (14), 211 (15), 210 (½FcCBCHꢀþÅ; 42),
186 (½FcHꢀþÅ; 36), 179 (12), 178 (14), 152 (18), 136 (17),
135 ([C5Me5]þ; 45), 133 (15), 129 (14), 128 (13), 121
([C5H5Fe]þ; 100), 120 (13), 119 (43), 115 (14), 107 (10),
105 (24), 95 (14), 93 (12), 91 (23), 89 (11), 83 (13), 81
(13), 79 (17), 77 (28), 71 (13), 69 (20), 67 (14), 65 (13), 58
(22), 57 (29), 56 (Feþ; 51), 55 (42). IR (KBr): m~/cmꢁ1
3096 w, 3088 w, 2975 s, 2922 m, 2854w, 2233 w, 2208
vw, 1453 br m, 1374 m, 1352 m, 1270 m, 1194 s, 1166 vs,
NMR (C6D6): dH 1.47 (s, 6 H, CMe2), 1.66 (s, 1 H,
OH), 3.88 (apparent t, 2 H, C5H4), 4.06 (s, 5 H, C5H5),
4.37 (apparent t, 2 H, C5H4); dC 31.9 (CMe2), 65.4, 65.7
(CBCCMe2O and Cipso C5H4); 68.9 (CH C5H4), 70.2
(C5H5), 71.7 (CH C5H4), 8ꢁ01.6, 91.4( CBCCMe2O and
~
Cipso C5H4). IR (KBr): m/cm 3309 br s, 3093 w, 2975 s,
2930 w, 2232 br w, 1453 w, 1386 m, 1362 m, 1273 m,
1196 s, 1165 s, 1138 vs, 1107 m, 1040 w, 1021 m, 1001 m,
967 m, 934 s, 821 vs, 650 br w, 511 m, 493 m, 482 s, 459
w. Anal. calcd. for C15H16FeO: C, 67.19%; H, 6.01%.
Found: C, 67.22%; H, 5.81%.
3.3. Synthesis of PhCBCCH2OH (2b)
Butyl lithium (22 ml 2.5 M in hexanes, 55 mmol) was
slowly added to an ice-cooled solution of phenylethyne
(5.11 g, 50 mmol) in dry diethyl ether (50 ml). After the
resulting suspension of lithium acetylide was stirred for