title: Strain-free [N]ferrocenylenes and cyclo[10]ferrocenylene.
abstract: Calculated attraction: Trans-linear and cis-angular [N]ferrocenylenes, as well as cyclo[10]ferrocenylene, higher homologues of biferrocenylene, and analogues of [N]phenylenes, are demonstrated as strain-free.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen 041004 (PR China). wuhs@dns.sxnu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Hai-Shun
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Caihong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Jianfeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.forename: Haijun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jiao
keywords: cyclopentadienes; density functional calculations; ferrocene; fulvalenes; fused-ring systems