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Chapter One
Monodentate Ferrocene Donor
Ligands
Robert C.J. Atkinson and Nicholas J. Long
1.1 Introduction and Scope
Even though it was first discovered over 50 years ago, research into ferrocene-containing
compounds continues apace, largely due to applications within catalysis and materials
science. In coordination chemistry, the ferrocene moiety has played a significant
role as a backbone or a substituent in ancillary ligands due to: the specific and unique
geometries that the ferrocene provides; and its electronic (redox) properties, whereby the
possibility of switching the redox state of the ferrocene backbone gives potential access
to control of reactivity at a metal centre. The gamut of ligands formed via substitution
of ferrocenes by various donor heteroatoms have found wide application.
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