Ferrocenophanes with gallium and silicon as alternating bridges

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Aug 14;48(63):7823-5. doi: 10.1039/c2cc32967k. Epub 2012 Jul 2.

Abstract

[1.1]Ferrocenophanes with gallium and silicon in bridging positions have been prepared in yields of 29 and 41%, respectively. From the same reactions, polymer-containing fractions were isolated (31% in each case) and shown to be comprised of linear and cyclic species with up to 16 ferrocene units (MALDI-TOF analysis).