文摘
Biferrocene derivatives with cyclohexyl, cyclohexenyl, and cyclopentenyl substituents were prepared and crystallographically characterized. The cyclohexenyl substituents exhibited twofold disorder in the crystals. A charge-transfer salt of 1¡ä-cyclohexenylbiferrocene with [Ni(mnt)2] was prepared. The biferrocenium cation in this salt was in a valence-trapped state owing to electrostatic interactions with the anion. The cyclohexenyl substituent in the [Ni(mnt)2] salt exhibited no disorder because of closer packing of the salt.