Synthesis 2-Ferrocenylpropan-2-ol under Conditions of Phase-Transfer Catalysis and Kinetic Relations Holding in This Reaction

2-Ferrocenylpropan-2-ol was synthesized by addition of ferrocene to acetone in the two-phase system petroleum ether-water using H(2)SO(4)-DEANaph as catalyst. Study on the kinetic parameters of the process showed that during the first two hours (conversion 87%) the reaction is of first order in ferrocene. The energy of activation of the addition of ferrocene to acetone under conditions of phase-transfer catalysis was estimated at 21 kcal mol(-1).