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The carbon-carbon bond distances are 1.40 Å within the five membered rings, and the Fe-C bond distances are 2.04 Å.

==Synthesis and handling properties==
Ferrocene is efficiently prepared by the reaction of [[sodium cyclopentadienide]] with anhydrous [[iron(II)
 chloride|ferrous chloride]] in ethereal solvents:<ref>{{OrgSynth|title = Ferrocene|author = [[Geoffrey Wilkinson]]|collvol = 4|collvolpages = 473|year = 1963|prep = cv4p0473}}</ref>
:2 NaC<sub>5</sub>H<sub>5</sub> + FeCl<sub>2</sub> → Fe(C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub> + 2 NaCl
[[Image:Ferrocene 3d model 2.png|thumb|right|A space-filling model of ferrocene.]]
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[[ru:Ферроцен]]
[[fi:Ferroseeni]]
[[sv:Ferrocen]]
[[th:เฟอร์โรซีน]]
[[tr:Ferrosen]]
[[ur:Ferrocene]]
[[zh:二茂铁]]