Silyation of ferrocene in AlCl3-catalyzed reactions with aminosilanes, chlorosilanes or aminochlorosilanes, constituting successful use of halosilanes in reactions analogous to Friedel-Crafts alkylation, and providing a novel, facile route to silicon compounds of ferrocene.
2-Methyl cycloalkane-1,3-diones can be made by conjugate addition of Me3SiMe2SiLi to cycloalk-2-en-1-ones, ketalization, Tamao–Fleming oxidation (Bu4NF, then H2O2, KHCO3), TPAP oxidation and acid hydrolysis.