4-(N,N-dimethlyamino)pyridine in neat (no solvent) ferrocenyl fluoride, potassium-O-ethyl xanthate, N,N-dimethylaminopyridine were mixed and ground in the dark for 3 min; mixt. was taken up in min. amt. of CH2Cl2; subjected to column chromy. using hexane-Et2O (1:3) as eluent; solvent removed (vac.); ferrocenemonocarboxylic acid was stripped off the column with MeOH;

in melt byproducts: HF; other Radiation; ferrocenyl fluoride, substituted phenol were mixed in mortar, mixt. subjected to microwave radiation for 1 min; melt allowed to cool; passed through a silica gel column (hexane/Et2O, 1:1 as eluent); solvent removed; ferrocenemonocarboxylic acid removed from column with MeOH;

in melt byproducts: HF; other Radiation; ferrocenyl fluoride, substituted phenol were mixed in mortar, mixt. subjected to microwave radiation for 1 min; melt allowed to cool; passed through a silica gel column (hexane/Et2O, 1:1 as eluent); solvent removed; ferrocenemonocarboxylic acid removed from column with MeOH;

in melt byproducts: HF; other Radiation; ferrocenyl fluoride, substituted phenol were mixed in mortar, mixt. subjected to microwave radiation for 1 min; melt allowed to cool; passed through a silica gel column (hexane/Et2O, 1:1 as eluent); solvent removed; ferrocenemonocarboxylic acid removed from column with MeOH;

in melt byproducts: HF; other Radiation; ferrocenyl fluoride, substituted phenol were mixed in mortar, mixt. subjected to microwave radiation for 1 min; melt allowed to cool; passed through a silica gel column (hexane/Et2O, 1:1 as eluent); solvent removed; ferrocenemonocarboxylic acid removed from column with MeOH;

in melt byproducts: HF; other Radiation; ferrocenyl fluoride, substituted phenol were mixed in mortar, mixt. subjected to microwave radiation for 1 min; melt allowed to cool; passed through a silica gel column (hexane/Et2O, 1:1 as eluent); solvent removed; ferrocenemonocarboxylic acid removed from column with MeOH;

in melt byproducts: HF; other Radiation; ferrocenyl fluoride, substituted phenol were mixed in mortar, mixt. subjected to microwave radiation for 1 min; melt allowed to cool; passed through a silica gel column (hexane/Et2O, 1:1 as eluent); solvent removed; ferrocenemonocarboxylic acid removed from column with MeOH;

in melt byproducts: HF; other Radiation; ferrocenyl fluoride, substituted phenol were mixed in mortar, mixt. subjected to microwave radiation for 1 min; melt allowed to cool; passed through a silica gel column (hexane/Et2O, 1:1 as eluent); solvent removed; ferrocenemonocarboxylic acid removed from column with MeOH;

in melt byproducts: HF; other Radiation; ferrocenyl fluoride, substituted phenol were mixed in mortar, mixt. subjected to microwave radiation for 1 min; melt allowed to cool; passed through a silica gel column (hexane/Et2O, 1:1 as eluent); solvent removed; ferrocenemonocarboxylic acid removed from column with MeOH;

in melt byproducts: HF; other Radiation; ferrocenyl fluoride, substituted phenol were mixed in mortar, mixt. subjected to microwave radiation for 1 min; melt allowed to cool; passed through a silica gel column (hexane/Et2O, 1:1 as eluent); solvent removed; ferrocenemonocarboxylic acid removed from column with MeOH;