Intermolecularly-induced conformational disorder in ferrocene, 1-bromoferrocene and 1,1′-dibromoferrocene

- Potential energy landscapes were obtained theoretically for ferrocene, 1-bromoferrocene and 1,1′-dibromoferrocene.
- The conformational preferences for the isolated molecules were confirmed by matrix isolation IR spectroscopy.
- Intermolecularly-induced conformational disorder in the different polymorphs of the compounds was evaluated.
- A new polymorph of 1,1′-dibromoferrocene was discovered.