Abstract
Ytterbium triflate [Yb(OTf)3]–catalyzed Friedel–Crafts acylation of ferrocene with anhydrides or acyl chlorides in n‐butylpyridinium tetrafluoroborate (BPyBF4) ionic liquid proceeded smoothly under mild conditions. The immobilized catalytic system (solvent/catalyst) was easily recovered and reused without any loss of activity. Chemoselective monoacylferrocenes were obtained in high yields by this catalytic system.
Acknowledgments
We are grateful to the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program: 2003CB114400), National Natural Science Foundation of China (20276072), and National Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (2001062 and 2002095) for financial support.