Synthesis, structure, photochemical and electrochemical properties of α-germyl ferrocenyl ketones.

ABSTRACT: Owing to their well-defined and tunable properties, acylgermanes are attractive photoinitiators for polymerization reactions. This paper focuses on the previously unexplored acylgermanes containing the ferrocenylcarbonyl group. For example, compound FcC(O)Ge(SiMe₃)₃ (4, Fc = ferrocenyl) was synthesized from the reaction of (chlorocarbonyl)ferrocene with the germanide K[Ge(SiMe₃)₃] generated from KOtBu and tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)germane (1) in a continuous flow setup. In contrast, a complete replacement of the silyl groups in 1 in the presence of KOtBu and KF under conventional conditions produced the tetraacylgermane (FcC(O))₄Ge (5). Additionally, mixed-acyl compounds, (FcC(O))_nGe(C(O)Mes)_4-n

SUBMITTER: Heurix M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12614158 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature