13C and 1H NMR spectra of monosubstituted ferrocenes containing a chiral centre in the substituent

The ¹³C-{¹H} and ¹H NMR spectra of ferrocenyl chalkones (β-benzoylvinylferrocene add cinnamoylferrocene) and their iron carbonyl complexes were recorded. Splitting of the resonances of both α- and β-substituted cyclopentadienyl ring atoms was found in ¹³C-{¹H} NMR spectra of all complexes. In ¹H NMR spectra splitting of the resonances of the substituted cyclopentadienyl ring α-protons was detected only in the case of (cinnamoylferrocene)iron tricarbonyl. The splitting effect mentioned can be due to thesochsochronism (magnetic nonequivalence) of all carbon and hydrogen nuclei because of the iron carbonyl fragment coordination oauses the substituent to become the chiral group. The coordination of iron carbonyl group results in a reduction of the conjugation in the α,β-unsaturated ketone system. This phenomenon is discussed on the basis of ¹³C-{¹H} and ¹H NMR data.