Iron, organo- compounds ferrocene

Ferrocene containing condensation polymers have been utilized by us to modify the surfaces of electrodes.Materials of this type that incorporate organo-iron compounds into a polymer matrix, either through chemical bonding or by formation of blends, have the potential of being thermally processed to yield iron oxides. 

The importance of bis(cydopentadienyl)iron [Fe(jj - 5115)2] in the development of organo-meiallic chemistry has already been alluded to (p. 924). The compound, which forms orange crystals, mpI74°, has extraordinary thermal stability (>500°) and a remarkable structure which was unique when first established. It also has an extensive aromatic-type reaction chemistry which is reflected in its common name ferrocene . The molecular structure of ferrocene in the crystalline state features two parallel cyclopentadienyl rings at one time these... 

P.L. Pauson (1993) Organo-iron compounds in Chemistry of Iron, ed. J. Silver, Blackie Academic, Glasgow, p. 73 -A good summary of ferrocene chemistry and of other organo-iron complexes. 

Wilkinson, Sir Geoffrey (1921-96) British chemist. Wilkinson did a lot of notable work on sandwich compounds , i.e. molecules such as ferrocene in which an iron atom is sandwiched between two carbon rings which each have five sides. Wilkinson studied many organo-metallic compounds including RhCl(P(CgH5)3). 

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