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The Wittig rearrangement of benzyl ferrocenylmethyl and bisferrocenylmethyl ethers was studied.
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Further data were obtained that show that the ferrocene nucleus stabilizes an adjacent carbanionic center less powerfully than the benzene nucleus.
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The authors thank O. T. Nikitin for the molecular weight determination.
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Ustynyuk, Y.A., Perevalova, E.G. & Nesmeyanov, A.N. Reactivity of compounds containing the ferrocenylmethyl group. Russ Chem Bull 13, 59–61 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01179567
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