tert.-butyl lithium in not given addn. of excess chlorophosphine to lithioferrocene (prepd. from t-BuLi and ferrocene); repeated sublimation (85°C, 0.01 mmHg); elem. anal.;

n-butyllithium in tetrahydrofuran under Ar or N2, Schlenk technique; soln. of n-BuLi (1 equiv.) added dropwise to soln. of Fe compd. at -60°C, mixt. stirred at room temp. for 0.5 h, cooled to -30°C, P compd. (1 equiv.) added dropwise, mixt. stirred at room temp. for 1 h; concn. under vac., chromy. (n-hexane), dried under vac.;

in toluene Kinetics; byproducts: (CH3OC6H4)N(3,5-(CF3)2C6H3)2; heating in toluene to 75°C in the presence of 0-5 equiv. of phosphine; monitored by (19)F NMR spectroscopy;

in not given thermolysis at 110°C;

sodium t-butanolate; palladium diacetate in chlorobenzene Pd acetate, Fe complex and NaO-t-Bu (molar ratio 1:20:1) in PhCl heatedat 110°C;

sodium t-butanolate in further solvent(s) react. of Fe and Pd complexes (molar ratio 1.1:1) and PhBr in the presence of NaO-t-Bu; not isolated; detd. by (1)H and (31)P NMR spectra;

sodium t-butanolate in further solvent(s) react. of Fe and Pd complexes (molar ratio 1.1:1) and PhBr in the presence of NaO-t-Bu; treated with PCy3; not isolated; detd. by (1)H and (31)P NMR spectra;

sodium t-butanolate in further solvent(s) react. of Fe and Pd complexes (molar ratio 1.1:1) and PhBr in the presence of NaO-t-Bu; treated with PCy3; not isolated; detd. by (1)H and (31)P NMR spectra;