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 | | Solvent is removed by distillation, and the ferrocene is extracted from the residue with several portions of refluxing petroleum ether (b.p. |
 | | Ferrocene may be purified by recrystallization from pentane or cyclohexane (hexane, benzene, and methanol have also been used) or by sublimation. |
 | | All precautions with regard to the purification of tetrahydrofuran, the quality of the iron powder, the rapid stirring, the maintenance of a nitrogen atmosphere, and the handling of cyclopentadiene, described in the preceding preparation, are followed. |
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