Research advances in the synthesis and applications of ferrocene‐based electro and photo responsive materials

Abstract

Individually, ferrocene and photochromic materials have several important attributes and applications. Ferrocene is a promising candidate of stimuliresponsive materials due to its electronic, electrochemical and magnetic properties. On the same lines, photo-sensitive materials are also an important class of stimuli-responsive materials which can be modified according to the needs.Recently, a lot of keen attention has been given to the combination of ferrocene with different photo-sensitive moieties to get novel functional materials. This review illustrates the research advances in the combination of ferrocene-based small molecules, self-assembled monolayers and polymers with photo-responsive compounds and their potential applications.

Recent advances in metallopolymer-based drug delivery systems

“… 217 Fc-based photo-responsive materials have attracted much attention as an integral part of biological applications, such as drug delivery. 218 An example is light-responsive hollow nanocapsules (NCs) based on dextran (Dex) with β-CD and Fc fragments, in which the light stimulus significantly increased the encapsulation process of rhodamine B (RhB) compared to the process without a stimulus ( Fig. 19 ).…”

Development and Characterisation of Highly Conjugated Functionalised Ferrocenylene Macrocycles

“…Ferrocene is an emblematic organometallic molecule, which exhibits high chemical and physical stability, unique rotational features, and exceptionally well-defined redox capabilities. [1,2] These attributes have acted as inspiration for organometallic chemists, who have applied a wide-range of synthetic techniques to tailor ferrocene-containing molecules towards diverse applications in surface science, [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] sensing, [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] biochemistry, [19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] catalysis, [28][29][30][31][32][33][34] and molecular electronics. [35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48]…”

Ionization Energy and Reduction Potential in Ferrocene Derivatives: Comparison of Hybrid and Pure DFT Functionals

“…Ferrocene (FcH) is an iconic organometallic molecule featuring a characteristic sandwich-like molecular structure. Ferrocenyl derivatives (FcR) have found numerous applications across chemistry, biology, and material sciences. − An important property of FcH is that it undergoes a one-electron oxidation which is reversible and produces the ferrocenium cation (FcH + ) as a (relatively) stable product. This electrochemical behavior is inherited by many ferrocenyl derivatives and contributes to their usefulness toward various applications.…”