CpFe+-induced hexafunctionalization of hexamethylbenzene in [FeCp(η6-C6Me6][PF6] using dendronized benzyl bromide derivatives at room temperature for the direct synthesis of metallodendrimers

Reaction of [FeCp(η6-C6Me6][PF6] with KOH and benzylbromides parasubstituted with a functional dendron at room temperature selectively gives the hexasubstitution without decomplexation providing functional dendrimers, that were characterized by their molecular peaks in MALDI-TOF spectroscopy whereas, this chemistry was previously carried out at 60 °C which led to partial decomplexation and less selective reactions.