Facile Synthesis of Unsymmetrically Substituted Ferrocene-1,1’-bis- Carboxamides via Homogeneous Catalytic Carbonylation

The synthesis of unsymmetrical ferrocene 1,1’-diamides via homogeneous catalytic aminocarbonylation of 1,1’-diiodo-ferrocene is described. The products were obtained in good yields in a one-pot reaction by using two different secondary amines as nucleophiles simultaneously.