
%0 Journal Article
%A Beckwith, ALJ 
%A Leydon, RJ 
%T Co-oxidation of ferrocene and hydrazine derivatives. Formation of substituted ferrocenes
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1966/08/01
%V 19
%N 8
%P 1381-1390
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9661381
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9661381 
%X Oxidation of a mixture of ferrocene and phenylhydrazine with silver oxide in acetic acid affords phenylferrocene and 1,l'-diphenylferrocene. The reaction may also be conducted in acetone or benzene solvent, and benzoquinone may be used as the oxidizing agent. Similar transformations have been observed using p-methoxyphenyl-, p-chlorophenyl-, p-nitrophenyl-, 2,4-dinitrophenyl-, &#945;-naphthyl-, benzyl-, methyl-, and benzoyl-hydrazine, but the reaction failed with acetylhydrazine. The mechanism of the reaction appears to involve free-radical substitution of ferricinium ion. 
