Palladium-catalyzed arylation of ferrocene derivatives: a convenient high yield route to 1,1'-bis(halophenyl)ferrocenes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(93)83196-3

The Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction between halobenzenes and ferrocene-1,1'-diboronic acid is reported.Condensation proceeds smoothly to give 1,1'-diphenyl- and 1,1'-bis(halophenyl)-substituted ferrocenes bearing fluoro, chloro and bromo substituents in good yields.An effective synthesis of the intermediate ferrocene-1,1'-diboronic acid is described.