An investigation of (C^sub 5^H^sub 5^)Fe(C^sub 5^H^sub 4^-C(OBF^sub 3^)-CH^sub 3^)

Acetylferrocene readily forms an adduct with BF... The product is a neutral model for protonated acetylferrocene, a species that is a crucial intermediate in the formation of 1,3,5-trisferrocenyl-benzene and other conjugated heterometallic derivatives by cyclocondensation. The title compound's structure was determined in the solid state by X-ray diffraction and its spectroscopic properties were examined in detail, particularly the electronic excitation spectrum, which confirms the previous identification of the in situ generated protonated ketone. (ProQuest: ... denotes formulae/symbols omitted.)