Thermal release behavior of Fe+, CpFe+ and (Cp)2Fe+ ions from the molecular aggregate of β-cyclodextrin with ferrocene

The special molecular structure of β-CD has served to prevent the sublimation of Fc, and its decomposition mode upon inclusion was drastically changed. This study provides a paradigm that the complexed Fc decomposes through the release of Fe+, CpFe+ and (Cp)2Fe+ ions.