Ferrocenebased
Ferrocenebased refers to compounds or materials in which a ferrocene unit, or a ferrocene-derived fragment, is a key structural feature. Ferrocene itself is a sandwich compound in which an iron atom is bound between two parallel cyclopentadienyl rings. In ferrocenebased systems, this ferrocene moiety is often used to modulate electronic, steric, and redox properties, influencing reactivity and stability.
The ferrocene unit is typically air-stable and features versatile chemistry. The iron center exhibits reversible Fe(II)/Fe(III)
Historically, ferrocene’s discovery and structural elucidation spurred the development of modern organometallic chemistry, and the term
Applications of ferrocenebased chemistry are wide-ranging. In catalysis, ferrocenebased ligands and catalysts enable enantioselective hydrogenations, cross-coupling,