Ferrocene powder Raw Materials CAS 102-54-5

MF:C10H10Fe

MW:186.03

EINECS:203-039-3

Specification:Ferrocene powder

Sample:Ferrocene powder

Brand:Ferrocene powder

Appearance: orange powder

Storage: Cool Dry Place

Brand: Globalchemical

Shelf Life: 2 Years

Test Method: HPLC

Uses and synthesis of Ferrocene powder

Ferrocene powder is also known as "dicyclopentadienyl iron". A sandwich metal compound. Molecular formula (C5H5)2Fe or C10H10Fe, molecular weight 186.04, light yellow or brown needle-like crystals, Ferrocene CAS 102-54-5 with camphor odour. Melting point 172.5～173℃, boiling point 249℃.

Sublimation above 100°C, not decomposed when heated to 400°C. Ferrocene Raw Materials is stable to alkali and non-oxidising acid. Soluble in dilute nitric acid, concentrated sulfuric acid, alcohol, ether, benzene, oil and acetone, insoluble in water and sodium hydroxide solution.

Applications / Functions of Ferrocene powder

• (1)Ferrocene CAS 102-54-5 Used as energy-saving anti-smoke agent and anti-detonant of fuel. Such as used in the production of gasoline antiknock agent, rocket propellant fuel speed catalyst, aerospace solid fuel.
• (2) Ferrocene powder Used as catalyst. Such as for the production of ammonia catalyst, as a silicone resin, rubber maturation agent, can prevent the degradation of polyethylene to light, used for agricultural film, can be made in a certain period of time to the natural degradation of cracking, does not affect the cultivation of fertiliser.
• (3) Ferrocene Raw Materials used as petrol anti-knock agent. Can replace the toxic tetraethyl lead in gasoline as an antiknock agent, made of high-grade unleaded gasoline, in order to eliminate the environmental pollution of fuel emissions and toxicity to the human body.
• (4) Ferrocene powder is used as radiation absorber, heat stabiliser, light stabiliser and smoke retardant.
• (5) in chemical properties, Ferrocene CAS 102-54-5 and aromatic compounds similar, not easy to addition reaction, easy to electrophilic substitution reaction, can be metalised, acylated, alkylated, sulphonated, formylated, as well as the exchange of complexes and other reactions, so that a series of wide range of derivatives can be prepared.

Physicochemical Property of Ferrocene powder

Orange-yellow needle crystal. Melting point 172.5-173 ° C, sublimation above 100 ° C, boiling point 249 ° C. Ferrocene CAS 102-54-5 Soluble in dilute nitric acid, concentrated sulfuric acid, benzene, ethyl ether, petroleum ether and tetrahydrofuran, in dilute nitric acid and concentrated sulfuric acid to produce a blue fluorescent deep red solution.

Not fused to water, 10% sodium hydroxide and hot concentrated hydrochloric acid, the boiling solution of these solvents, Ferrocene powder neither dissolves nor decomposes, can be volatilised with water vapour, has an odour similar to camphor, is stable in the air, Ferrocene Raw Materials has a strong absorption of ultraviolet rays, it is quite stable to heat, and can be resistant to high temperature heating up to 470℃.

Production methodprocess of Ferrocene powder

Ferrocene powder is obtained by heating iron powder and cyclopentadiene in nitrogen atmosphere at 300℃, or by reacting anhydrous ferrous chloride with sodium cyclopentadiene in tetrahydrofuran, or by electrolytic synthesis, the synthesis of ferrocene by using cyclopentadiene, ferrous chloride, and diethylamine as the raw materials can be operated according to the following method.

• Under stirring, put anhydrous ferric chloride (FeCL3) into the tetrahydrofuran in several times, then add the iron powder, and reflux under nitrogen protection heating for 4.5h to get the ferrocene chloride solution. The solvent tetrahydrofuran was evaporated under reduced pressure to give a nearly dry residue.
• Under the cooling of an ice bath, a mixture of cyclopentadiene and diethylamine was added and stirred vigorously at room temperature for 6-8h, the excess amine was evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue was extracted with petroleum ether under reflux.
• The extract was filtered while hot, and the solvent was evaporated to obtain Ferrocene CAS 102-54-5 crude product. Recrystallised from pentane or cyclohexane, or purified by sublimation method, i.e. 73-84% yield of refined product.