Claims
- 1. A compound of the formula Ia
- [R.sup.1 Fe.sup.II R.sup.2 ].sup.+n nX.sup.- (Ia)
- in which n is 1 or 2R.sup.1 is a .pi.-arene, selected from the group consisting of toluene, xylene, ethylbenzene, cumene, methoxybenzene, methylnaphthalene, methoxynaphthalene, pyrene, perylene, stilbene, diphenylene oxide and diphenylene sulfide, R.sup.2 is a cyclopentadienyl anion, and X.sup.- is an anion of a carbocyclic aromatic or heterocyclic aromatic sulfonic acid, selected from the group consisting of benzenesulfonic, toluenesulfonic, ethylbenzenesulfonic, isopropylbenzenesulfonic, docecylbenzenesulfonic or dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid, 2,4,6,-triisopropylbenzenesulfonic acid, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzenesulfonic acid, naphthalenesulfonic acid, naphthalenedisulfonic acid, and naphthalenetrisulfonic acid, and the corresponding alkylated or partly fluorinated or perfluorinated derivatives thereof; pyridinesulfonic, thiophenesulfonic, and pyrrolesulfonic acid and the corresponding partly fluorinated or perfluorinated derivatives of these acids.
- 2. A compound according to claim 1, wherein X.sup.- is the monovalent anion of a partly fluorinated aromatic or perfluorinated aromatic sulfonic acid selected from the group consisting of benzenesulfonic, toluenesulfonic, ethylbenzenesulfonic, isopropylbenzenesulfonic, dodecylbenzenesulfonic or dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid, 2,4,6-triisopropylbenzenesulfonic acid, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzenesulfonic acid, naphthalenesulfonic acid, naphthalenedisulfonic acid, and naphthalenenetrisulfonic acid.
- 3. A compound according to claim 1, wherein X.sup.- is perfluorophenylsulfonate or 4-toluenesulfonate.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This applicatoin is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/759,094, filed Sept. 6, 1991, now abandoned, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/549,518 filed Jul. 6, 1990, now abandoned which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/202,739 filed Jun. 3, 1988 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,957,946.
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Divisions (1)
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