Benzoylferrocene Chemical Properties

Melting point:

105-107 °C(lit.)

Density 

1.507 g/cm3

Water Solubility 

Insoluble in water

form 

solid

color 

Orange to Brown

Exposure limits

ACGIH: TWA 1 mg/m3
NIOSH: TWA 1 mg/m3

CAS DataBase Reference

1272-44-2(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Benzoylferrocene(1272-44-2)

EPA Substance Registry System

Ferrocene, benzoyl- (1272-44-2)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn

Risk Statements 

22-36/37/38

Safety Statements 

24/25-37/39-26

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

29319090

MSDS

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Benzoylferrocene Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

red to red-brown powder

Uses

Intermediate.

Uses

Reactant for:

• Deprotonative metalation of ferrocenes
• Oxidative chemistry
• Reduction of ferrocenyl ketones
• Polymerization of C-ferrocenyl-substituted phosphaalkene

• Planat chiral triferrocenylmethane derivative
• Chiral ferrocenyl alcohols via asymmetric transfer hydrogenation

Hazard

Possibly toxic.

Benzoylferrocene(1272-44-2)Related Product Information

• Ferrocenecarboxylic acid
• ETHYNYLFERROCENE
• Acetylferrocene
• Aminoferrocene
• Ferrocene
• 3-METHYL-2-PENTANONE
• Valerophenone
• ETHYLCYCLOPENTANE
• Isobutyrophenone
• Butyrophenone
• Isobutylbenzene
• Hexanophenone
• CYCLOPENTYL PHENYL KETONE
• 1,1'-DIBENZOYLFERROCENE
• Ferrocenecarboxaldehyde
• 2-Heptanone
• 1-CYCLOPENTYL-ETHANONE
• Methylcyclopentane