The reaction of 1,1Ј-bis(trimethylsilylamino)ferrocene (1) with trimethyl-or triethylaluminum proceeds by elimination of methane or ethane, respectively, to novel ferrocenophanes 2a,b containing an N 2 Al 2 bridge. Addition of pyridine to 2 affords the pyridine adducts of 1,3-diaza-2-alkylalumina-[3]ferrocenophanes (4a,b) and of AlR 3 . The [3]ferrocenophanes 4 can be converted into 2 by addition of AlR 3 . The solution-state structure of the new compounds follows from a consistent set of NMR spectroscopic data Scheme 1 Reaction of 1,1Ј-bis(trimethylsilylamino)ferrocene 1 with trialkylaluminum.