Since its discovery in 1951, because of a variety of biological and analytical properties, ferrocene has been incorporated into the framework of proven compounds in order to further develop the applications of such compounds. Furthermore, a diversity of ferrocene derivatives have been developed and studied for multiple applications, including: biocatalysis, biosensing, materials sciences, biofuel cells, films, anticancer agents, biomedical engineering, electroactive materials, aerospace materials, surface science, biophysics, and biological activity. The main goal of our research is to synthesize novel ferrocene polymers and explore their potential applications as multi-functional stimuli responsive materials. The hypothesis is that ferrocenyl chalcones are potential monomers for ferrocene polymers that could be useful in material sciences due to their electrochemical and stimuli responsive behavior. The general objective is accomplished by the synthesis of a series of ferrocenyl chalcone derivatives that lead to an acrylamide substituent and its polymerization reaction to obtain co- and terpolymers. Ferrocenyl chalcone derivatives have been obtained with yields that vary from 65% to 86%, while polymers have been obtained from 64% to 76%. The characterization of these polymers has been achieved using, IR spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, and electrochemical techniques. The synthetic methodology and characterization of these compounds will be elaborated.

Synthesis of chalcone derivative's ferrocene polymers for potential multi-functional materials

251st National Meeting (2016)

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