ferrocene
Americannoun
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Also called dicyclopentadienyliron. an orange, crystalline, water-insoluble coordination compound, (C 5 H5 ) 2 Fe, having a camphorlike odor: used chiefly as an antiknock agent for gasoline and as a catalyst.
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Also called dicyclopentadienyl metal. any of a class of analogous compounds containing a metal other than iron, as nickel or osmium.
noun
Etymology
Origin of ferrocene
First recorded in 1950–55; ferro- + c(yclopentadi)ene
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One of the best known metallocenes is ferrocene, which helped earn its discoverers the 1973 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
The researchers used ferrocene and tetrathiafulvalene as electron donor molecules, which were absorbed through the windows of the nanotube crystals.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024
The team used a molecule terminated by a ferrocene group comprising two carbon-based cyclopentadienyl rings that sandwich an iron atom.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2024
Technically, oxidizing the ferrocene enabled the binding of a Au0 to an Fe3+ center.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2024
In this state, they discovered that ferrocene could bind to the gold electrodes used to connect the molecule to the external circuitry.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2024
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