Abstract
Reaction of 2-(2-aminoethyl)pyridine (L) with ferrocenecarboxaldehyde (FCAL) in toluene gives rise to LH, the 1:1 Schiff base condensate of L and FCAL. Reduction of LH with NaBH4 in methanol and subsequent protonation with stoichiometric proportion of hydrochloric acid enables to isolate the ferrocene bearing organometallic moiety, [LH2]Cl.H 2O. Replacement of the counter anion, chloride, by hexafluorophosphate in acetone afforded the target ferrocene appended organometallic precursor, [LH2]PF6.H2O with satisfactory yield. [LH2]PF6.H2O is characterized by C, H and N microanalyses, FT-IR, 1H NMR and ESI-MS and cyclic voltammetry. The X-ray crystal structure of it has also been determined. The structure reveals that it is centrosymmetric (space group P21/c).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1159-1165 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of the Indian Chemical Society |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2010 |
Keywords
- 2-(2-Aminoethyl)pyridine
- Centrosymmetric molecule
- Ferrocenecarboxaldehyde
- Organometallic moiety
- Schiff base