Abstract: A series of acyl derivatives of 2,2-bis-ferrocenylalkanes have been prepared from 2,2-bis-lerrocenylakanes (i.e. bisferrocenyl methane, 2,2-bisferrocenylpropane, 2,2-bis-ferroce-nylbutane and 2,2-bisferrocenylpentane) and acid anhydrides (i.e.acetic- propionic-,n-butyric anhydride) by Friedel-Crafts acylation. The ketones were reduced to the correspondingα-hydroxyalkyl derivatives of 2,2-bisferrocenylalkanes with LiAlH₄·Eighteen α-hydroxya-lkyl and di-(α-hydroxyalkyl)derivatives have been synthesized. The synthesis and charac-teristies of IR and ¹H NMR spectra of the compounds have been discussed.

Key words: Bisferrocenyl methane, 2,2-Bisferrocenyl propane, 2,2-Bisferrocenyl butane, 2,2-Bisferrocenyl pentane, Friedel-Crafes acylation reaction, α-hydroxyalkyl derivetivs, Reduction