title: Efficient electronic communication between two identical ferrocene centers in a hydrogen-bonded dimer.
abstract: A novel ferrocene derivative that contains a donor-donor-acceptor-acceptor (DDAA) hydrogen bonding motif forms highly stable, noncovalent dimers in chloroform and dichloromethane solutions. Its voltammetric behavior and the observation of an intervalence charge-transfer band reveal that the two equivalent ferrocene centers in the hydrogen-bonded dimer exhibit a surprisingly efficient level of electronic communication.
authors.affiliation: Center for Supramolecular Science and Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124-0431, USA.
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Steeb
authors.forename: Angel E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Kaifer