Methods for its synthesis include the metallic sodium method and the diethylamine method, both of which conclude with the addition of ferrous chloride.
This molecule forms a part of the compounds known as Josiphos ligands, which are chiral di-phenyl-phosphines. First prepared accidentally in an attempted synthesis of fulvalene, ts existence spurred the creation of hapticity nomenclature for ligands; for this molecule, eta for its ligands is 5. In the gas phase, its ligands are eclipsed, while in the solid phase, they are staggered. Analogs for this molecule exist where the central ion is nickel or cobalt. Methods for its synthesis include the metallic sodium method and the diethylamine method, both of which conclude with the addition of ferrous chloride. It is a sandwich compound with two cyclo-pentyl-dienyl ligands. For 10 points, name this first known metallocene involving an iron ion.
This molecule forms a part of the compounds known as Josiphos ligands, which are chiral di-phenyl-phosphines.
ferrocene [prompt on metallocene]