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==Potential applications of ferrocene and its derivatives==
===Fuel additives===
Ferrocene and its derivatives are [[antiknock agent]]s used in the fuel for [[petrol engine]]s; they are safer than [[tetraethyllead]], previously used.<ref>{{cite web
  |url=http://www.osd.org.tr/14.pdf |title=Application of fuel additives |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060505193757/http://www.osd.org.tr/14.pdf |archivedate=2006-05-05 |df= }}</ref> Petrol additive solutions containing ferrocene can be added to unleaded petrol to enable its use in vintage cars designed to run on leaded petrol.<ref>{{citation|country-code=US|patent-number=4104036|title=Iron-containing motor fuel compositions and method for using same|inventor-first= Tai S.|inventor-last= Chao |display-inventors=etal |issue-date= 1978-08-01}}</ref> The [[iron]]-containing deposits formed from ferrocene can form a [[conductive]] coating on the [[spark plug]] sur(contracted; show full){{commons category|ferrocene}}

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[[Category:Antiknock agents]]
[[Category:Sandwich compounds]]
[[Category:Cyclopentadienyl complexes]]
[[Category:Ferrocenes]]