Phosphametallocenes: from discovery to applications

This account describes the development of phosphametallocene chemistry from the discovery of phosphacymantrenes in 1976 and phosphaferrocenes in 1977, to the preparation of paramagnetic and main group derivatives and to the development of catalytic applications starting in 1995. It does not intend to be comprehensive and is mainly focused on the work of the author''s group. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]