A MILD PHASE TRANSFER SYNTHESIS OF THE YLID ADDUCT (CO)4FeCH2P(C6H5)3 FROM IRON PENTACARBONYL AND DICHLOROMETHANE: EVIDENCE FOR THE TRANSIENT GENERATION OF THE TETRACARBONYL FERRATE ANION Fe(CO)42-

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(85)87080-7

The ylid adduct (CO)4FeCH2P(C6H5)3 (i) was rapidly produced (along) with (CO)4FeP(C6H5)3) by introducing iron pentacarbonyl into the following phase transfer system under nitrogen: CH2Cl2/P(C6H5); H2O/NaOH 1 M, Bu4N⁺2SO4^2-.Production of I goes through the transient generation of the tetracarbonyl ferrate anion Fe(CO)4^2-, which reacts with the dichloromethane