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A New Type of Organo-Iron Compound

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NUMEROUS investigators have studied the reaction of Grignard reagents with anhydrous ferric chloride, but have failed to isolate any organo-iron compounds or to produce any definite evidence for their formation in such reactions.

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KEALY, T., PAUSON, P. A New Type of Organo-Iron Compound. Nature 168, 1039–1040 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/1681039b0

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