The invention discloses a ferrocenyl
pyrimidine pincer ligand and a preparation method thereof and belongs to the technical field of
organic synthesis. The ferrocenyl
pyrimidine pincer ligand has the general formula shown in the specification, wherein X and Y are atom C or N; R1 and R2 are C1-C6 linear
alkyl, -C6H5, -COCH3, -COOCH3, -CHO, -OCH3, -N(CH3)2, -CN or -COOH; R1 is connected to the ortho-position, meta-position or para-position of X; and R2 is connected to ortho-position, meta-position or para-position of Y. According to the corresponding preparation method, 2,4,6-trichloro
pyrimidine,
ferrocene mercuric
chloride,
aryl or heterocyclic
aryl boric acid serve as raw materials, and the ferrocenyl pyrimidine
pincer ligand of a rich structure is prepared through a stepped
coupling method. The preparation method is mild in
reaction conditions, wide in substrate range and high in yield. The selected
raw material ferrocene mercuric
chloride has high stability and high
stereoselectivity in air and water, the compound can be prepared by directly mercurating
ferrocene, and the operation is easy and readily available. Meanwhile, multiple asymmetric pincer structures can be conveniently obtained by utilizing the preparation method, and the ligand has wide application prospect.