A method for the determination of Fe in ferrocene or its derivatives dissolved in n‐butyl acetate by energy dispersive X‐ray fluorescence spectrometry is described. It utilises, driven by the lack of suitable matrix‐matched standards, pseudo standards of Fe in n‐butyl acetate for quantification. These are derived theoretically from synthetic aqueous Fe standards by invoking the concepts of thick target XRF. The normalisation of the mass attenuation coefficients of the exciting radiation (i.e., Mo K X‐rays) and the emitted radiation (i.e., Fe Kα X‐rays) lies at the crux of the transformation of the true aqueous standards into pseudo non‐aqueous standards. The method is simple and provides results with good statistical attributes. The veracity of the method is established by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry wherein the measurements were performed on microwave digested samples. The method is adaptable to any other solvent and can also be extended to other organometallic compounds such as manganocene or cobaltocene.
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