Description
General description
Ferrocenium tetrafluoroborate [FeCp₂][BF₄] is one of the commonly employed ferrocenium salts within chemical synthesis. Ferrocenium salts are commonly used as Lewis acid catalysts, one-electron oxidants, and electron donors.
Application
Ferrocenium tetrafluoroborate serves as:
an oxidizing agent in the synthesis of the monocationic Co(II)complex [CpCo(azpy)]⁺
a Lewis acid catalyst in epoxide ring opening and to activatethe carbonyl group for addition or cycloadditions reactions
an oxidizing agent when used in conjuntion with a Cl⁻source
a reversible redox reagent between stannole dianion and bistannole-1,2-dianion