Since the discovery and structural characterization of the compound ferrocene [Fe(η-C 5 H 5) 2] in the 1950s, there was a large amount of research done on metal sandwich compound chemistry. Geoffrey ...

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German scientists have developed a new electrolyte material that can cope with temperatures of up to 60 C. The material is based on ferrocene, an organometallic molecule known for good redox stability ...

A UK research group led by the University of Surrey has fabricated a perovskite solar cell that integrates a ferrocene co-mediator interlayer at the interface between the spiro-OMeTAD hole transport ...

Artificial molecular machines, nanoscale machines consisting of a few molecules, offer the potential to transform fields involving catalysts, molecular electronics, medicines, and quantum materials.

An organometallic capsule that can reversibly assemble and disassemble in response to chemical stimuli was recently developed by chemists. Comprising ferrocene-based bent amphiphiles, this new capsule ...

Ferrocene is a key molecule for developing molecular machines. However, it readily decomposes on the surface of flat noble metal substrates, marking a significant challenge. Now researchers have ...

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Small molecules that induce iron-dependent oxidative cell death known as ferroptosis can be effective against tumors that are resistant to other therapies. Several such molecules, such as RSL3, work ...

A derivative of the metal-organic complex ferrocene has 20 valence electrons in a stable configuration, overturning the expectation for the last 100 years of a ceiling at 18 valence electrons.