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(contracted; show full)ular Chemistry|year = 2004|last1 = Federman Neto|first1 = Alberto|last2 = Pelegrino|first2 = Alessandra Caramori|last3 = Darin|first3 = Vitor Andre|journal = ChemInform|volume = 35}}</ref> The rapid growth of [[organometallic chemistry]] is often attributed to the excitement arising from the discovery of ferrocene and its many [[Analog (chemistry)|analogues]].

==History==
[[File:Ferrocene kealy.svg|thumb|left|Pauson and Kealy's original (incorrect) notion of ferrocene's molecular structure
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Ferrocene was first prepared unintentionally. In 1951, Pauson and Kealy at [[Duquesne University]] reported the reaction of cyclopentadienyl magnesium bromide and [[iron(III) chloride|ferric chloride]] with the goal of oxidatively coupling the diene to prepare [[fulvalene]]. Instead, they obtained a light orange powder of "remarkable stability."<ref name = "Pauson_Kealy">{{cite journal |author = T. J. Kealy, P. L. Pauson |title = A New Type of Organo-Iron Compound |journal = [[Nature (journal)|Nature]] |year = 1951 |volume = 168 |pages = 1039 |doi = 10.1038/1681039b0}}</ref><ref>A second group independently discovered ferrocene.  See:  S. A. Miller, J. A. Tebboth, and J. F. Tremaine (1952) "Dicyclopentadienyliron," ''Journal of the Chemical Society'' (London) , pages 632-635.  See also:  Pierre Laszlo and Roald Hoffmann (2000) "[http://www.roaldhoffmann.com/pn/modules/Downloads/docs/Ferrocene.pdf Ferrocene:  Ironclad History of Rashomon Tale?]," '&(contracted; show full)[[ru:Ферроцен]]
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