Monopnictogen Ferrocenes As Ligands For Asymmetric Catalysis

Asymmetric catalysis has become a vital tool for modern synthetic chemists. Ferrocenes are widely-used building blocks of stereoselective catalysts; derivatives such as Josiphos rank amongst the most versatile and efficient ligands. In this thesis, a chiral ferrocene was used as a building block for the synthesis of a variety of monopnictogen ferrocenes. After a general introduction, the synthesis of aminoferrocenes is discussed and preparations and applications of novel substance classes, such as bis(ferrocenyl)NacNac and ferrocenyl ureas, are presented. Furthermore, the chiral ferrocenyl backbone was used for the preparation of phosphinoferrocenes and their potential in gold(I)- and ruthenium(II)- catalyzed reactions was assessed.

With applications ranging from asymmetric catalysis to magnetic materials, ferrocene is one of the most versatile building blocks in synthesis. This book captures the multidisciplinary nature of ferrocene research, including topics such as ferrocene-containing polymers, ferrocene-containing thermotropic liquid crystals, chiral ferrocene derivatives, and ferrocene-containing charge-transfer materials. In addition, the reader will find * valuable information for planning syntheses * over 70 tables, making relevant data available at a glance * carefully selected references, providing an easy access to the primary literature Up-to-date, and written by leading international experts in the field, among them R. Deschenaux, C. D. Hall, Y. Butsugan, and R. Herrmann, this book is a welcome source of in-depth information for graduate students and professionals in organic, organometallic, and polymer chemistry, as well as in materials science.