A BULKY LIGAND AND ITS ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND: SYNTHESIS OF HEPTAMETHYLINDENE AND A FERROCENE-TYPE COMPLEX, Fe(η5-C9Me7)2

Abstract
A bulky new indene, 1-H-1,2,3,4,5,6,7-heptamethylindene, has been synthesized and its application to organometallic chemistry is suggested.