Recent advances in the synthesis, biological activities and various applications of ferrocene derivatives

Ferrocene derivatives constitute an important class of organometallic compounds with not only an extensive range of biological activities but also diverse industrial as well as material science applications. These stimulating features of ferrocene derivatives spurred us to review the recent advances in synthesis methods and biological and other applications reported in the latest literature. An effort has been made to summarize the recent developments in synthetic methods providing access to ferrocene scaffolds and the useful medicinal and material applications, including agricultural, catalytic, polymer, conducting, redox mediating, ferrocenyl stationary phase, rocket propellant and ion sensing applications. Ferrocene‐based bulky metallocenes are also discussed. Ferrocene nucleus possess immense importance in the medicinal chemistry and material chemistry. Ferrocene derivatives play pivotal role in drug designing and bear extensive applications as sensors. Apart from significance in medicinal and material chemistry field, these widely applied as chiral catalyst in the synthesis of organic molecules and polymers. we have reviewed the methods of synthesis of ferocene derivative and comprehensively detailed the recent applications of ferrocene derivatives in the medicinal and material chemistry field.