Metal–organic framework encourages iron centre in ferrocene to oxidise
By 
George Barsted2023-08-11T13:55:00
On binding oxygen, ferrocene bends and stretches, and alters its electronic structure
The iron atom at the centre of ferrocene has been oxidised for the first time. A metal–organic framework (MOF) facilitates the transformation, which converts ferrocene into a stretched, high-spin state that can accept oxygen from the air.