Why is ferrocene so exceptional?

D Astruc - European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The appearance of ferrocene in the middle of the 20th century has revolutionized
organometallic chemistry and is now providing applications in areas as varied and …

Redox-stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems with supramolecular ferrocenyl-containing polymers for controlled release

H Gu, S Mu, G Qiu, X Liu, L Zhang, Y Yuan… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2018 - Elsevier
The chemically and electrochemically reversible ferrocene/ferricinium redox couple has
attracted considerable attention, and a major application is dynamic redox switching of drug …

Main group functionalized polymers through ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP)

J McQuade, MI Serrano, F Jäkle - Polymer, 2022 - Elsevier
The incorporation of main group elements into polymers allows for the generation of new
functional materials with hitherto-unattainable physical and chemical properties through the …

Metallomacromolecules containing cobalt sandwich complexes: Synthesis and functional materials properties

L Zhao, X Liu, L Zhang, G Qiu, D Astruc, H Gu - Coordination Chemistry …, 2017 - Elsevier
Metallomacromolecules are attracting considerable attention as a class of macromolecular
materials with unique properties and applications. Although ferrocene (Fc)-containing …

New ROMP synthesis of ferrocenyl dendronized polymers

X Liu, Q Ling, L Zhao, G Qiu, Y Wang… - Macromolecular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
First‐and second‐generation Percec‐type dendronized ferrocenyl norbornene
macromonomers containing, respectively, three and nine ferrocenyl termini are synthesized …

Synthetic strategies, properties, and applications of unsaturated main-chain metallopolymers prepared by olefin metathesis polymerization

Y Sha, H Jia, Z Shen, Z Luo - Polymer Reviews, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Main-chain metallopolymers are synthesized by olefin metathesis polymerizations. These
polymers are mainly produced through acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET) polymerization …

Tetrablock metallopolymer electrochromes

H Gu, R Ciganda, P Castel, S Moya… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Multi‐block polymers are highly desirable for their addressable functions that are both
unique and complementary among the blocks. With metal‐containing polymers, the goal is …

Living ROMP Syntheses and redox properties of Triblock Metallocopolymer redox cascades

H Gu, R Ciganda, P Castel, J Ruiz, D Astruc - Macromolecules, 2016 - ACS Publications
A number of reports have described the synthesis by ring-opening metathesis
polymerization (ROMP) of diblock metallopolymers containing ferrocene and organocobalt …

Ferrocenyl gold complexes as efficient catalysts

JC Pérez‐Sánchez, RP Herrera… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
More than half a century after the discovery of the ferrocene structure in 1951, it remains as a
suitable building block in many research areas, including catalysis with the development of …

On metallocene-containing macromolecules and their applications

H Gu, R Ciganda, S Gatard, F Lu, P Zhao, J Ruiz… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
A remarkable property of metallocenes, in particular those of the late first-row transition
metals, is their redox function including the stability of two or several oxidation states …