Efficient synthesis, characterization and electrochemical properties of bis(ferrocenyl) ethers

Abstract

Three different symmetrical ethers derived from formyl ferrocene, acetyl ferrocene and benzoyl ferrocene have been characterized via FT-IR, UV-Visible and ¹H NMR spectroscopic techniques. Further, the true nature of bis[phenyl(ferrocenyl)methyl]ether was confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The redox behavior of ferrocenyl ethers has been studied using cyclic voltammetry. The present method yields the corresponding bisferrocenyl ether with almost 100 % conversion.