From sandwich complexes to dendrimers: journey toward applications to sensing, molecular electronics, materials science, and biomedicine
Didier Astruc
Abstract
Ferrocene is precursor of [FeCp(arene)] n + ( n = 0–2), redox and electrocatalysts and motifs generating dendrimer cores upon multiple C–C bond formations. Dendrimer functionalization including with ferrocene led to numerous properties and applications.
Topics & Concepts
DendrimerRedoxSupramolecular chemistryChemistryElectron transferNanotechnologyMetalloceneCombinatorial chemistryMaterials sciencePhotochemistryPolymerPolymer chemistryMoleculeOrganic chemistryPolymerizationDendrimers and Hyperbranched PolymersFuel Cells and Related MaterialsFerrocene Chemistry and Applications