The reaction of triethylindium with salicylaldehyde–aroylhydrazone, C
6H
4(
o-OH)
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ges/glyphs/BO7.GIF>C(O)C
6H
4![](/ima<font)
ges/glyphs/BO7.GIF>X (X=
p-H,
p-OCH
3,
p-NO
2,
m-NO
2,
o-OH), yields the tetrahydrofuran (THF) adduct of (C
14H
9N
2O
2X)
2InC
2H
5. With formylferrocenyl–aroylhydrazones C
5H
5FeC
5H
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6H
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ges/glyphs/BO7.GIF>X (X=
p-H,
p-OCH
3,
p-NO
2,
m-NO
2,
p-Cl,
o-Cl), the diethylindium–hydrazone complex, (C
18H
14N
2OFeX)In(C
2H
5)
2, was formed. With salicylaldehyde–ferrocenoylhydrazone, C
6H
4(
o-OH)
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ges/glyphs/BO7.GIF>C(O)C
5H
4FeC
5H
5, the monohydrazone complex (C
18H
15N
2O
2Fe)In(C
2H
5)
2 tetrahydrofuran solvate was obtained. The crystal structures of the
p-OCH
3 derivatives of the first two series of complexes and of the ferrocenoylhydrazone derivative were determined. In the solid state, the three complexes are dimers, containing a set of seven, three and five fused rings, respectively. In every case, it was observed a symmetric
anti arran
gement of fused rings in relation to a central In
2O
2 four-membered ring, resulting in a configuration that resembles a chair. Cyclic voltammetric studies on the ferrocenylaroylhydrazone complexes revealed electron transference from the ferrocene group towards the indium atom, while for the salicilaldehyde–ferrocenoyl complex this was not observed.