Ferrocenes Homogeneous Catalysis Organic Synthesis Materials Science Edited by Antonio Togni and Tamio Hayashi With applications ranging from asymmetric catalysis to magnetic materials, ferrocene is one of the most versatile organometallic compounds. This book captures the multidisciplinary nature of ferrocene research, including topics such as: Chiral ferrocene derivatives Transition–metal complexes with redox–active ferrocene ligands Macrocyclic hosts containing ferrocene units Conducting and magnetic materials Ferrocene–containing polymers Ferrocene–containing thermotropic liquid crystals Asymmetric catalysis with chiral ferrocene ligands Up–to–date, well–referenced, and written by leading international experts in the field, this book is a welcome source of in–depth information for graduate students and professionals in organic, inorganic, organometallic, and polymer chemistry, as well as in materials science.