The synthesis of the 1,1′,3,3′-tetrabutenyl-substituted metallocenes [C 5 H 3 (CMe 2 CH 2 CHd CH 2 ) 2 ] 2 M (M ) Fe 1, Co 2, Ni 3), their electrochemical properties, and the solid-state structures of 1 and 3 are presented. Hydrosilylation of 1 with dimethylphenylsilane leads to [C 5 H 3 (CMe 2 (CH 2 ) 3 SiMe 2 Ph) 2 ] 2 Fe, 4. The π-coordination ability of the arene system in 4 has allowed the preparation of the pentanuclear complex [C 5 H 3 (CMe 2 (CH 2 ) 3 SiMe 2 (η 6 -C 6 H 5 -Cr(CO) 3 ) 2 ] 2 Fe, 5, containing a ferrocene core and peripherial η 6 -coordinated Cr(CO) 3 moieties. Electrochemical investigations of 5 show a reversible oxidation of the ferrocene unit as well as an independent, noninteracting irreversible oxidation of the Cr centers.
Octamethyl-1,1Ј-di(2-pyridyl)ferrocene (1) acts as molecular electrochemical sensor for magnesium, calcium, zinc, and cadmium ions in acetonitrile solution. The new redox peak, anodically shifted by ca. 0.40 V, which appears in the cyclic voltammogram of 1 in the presence of even small amounts (10 mol %) of these ions, is unaffected by an excess of alkali metal ions. Metal complexation is accompanied by a batho-and hyper-chromic shift of the band in the visible region of the UV-Vis spectrum of 1. A detailed study of the behaviour of 1 towards zinc chloride in acetonitrile solution has revealed that 1 is able to accommodate a maximum of two zinc ions. Oxidation of zinc-coordinated 1 leads to partial decomplexation. The N-methyl and N-benzyl species 1Me ϩ , 1Me 2 2ϩ ,
Octamethyl-1,1Ј-di(2-pyridyl)ferrocen: Ein redoxaktiver Ligand mit ausgeprägter Selektivität für zweiwertige MetallionenInhaltsübersicht. Octamethyl-1,1Ј-di(2-pyridyl)ferrocen (1) ist ein molekularer elektrochemischer Sensor für Magnesium-, Calcium-, Zink-und Cadmiumionen in Acetonitril-Lösung. Das neue, um ca. 0.40 V anodisch verschobene Redoxsignal, das in Gegenwart selbst kleiner Mengen (10 Mol %) dieser Ionen im Cyclovoltammogramm von 1 erscheint, bleibt durch Alkalimetallionen im Überschuß unbeeinflußt. Die Metallkomplexierung wird von einer batho-und hyperchromen Verschiebung der Bande im sichtbaren Bereich des UV-Vis-Spektrums von 1 begleitet. Eine detaillierte Untersuchung des Verhaltens von 1 gegenüber Zinkchlorid in Acetonitril-Lösung ergab, daß 1 maximal zwei Zinkionen aufnehmen kann. Die Oxida-
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