“…3 The direct interaction of the central metal atom with the substituent of the n-ligand also give rise to the occurrence of the 'ortho-effect' in the mass spectra of arylferrocene derivatives C,H,FeC,H,C,H,R (R = 0-, m-, p-COOMe, COOEt, COOH, NH,). The [P -C,H,]+ ion peaks are present only in the mass spectra of ortho isomers, which offers a reliable analytical test to identify isomers of this type.,,, A similar regularity is observed in the case of isomeric 1,2-(a-hydroxytetramethylene)ferrocenes (3) and ferroceno [2,3]indanoles (4). The mass spectra of endo isomers exhibit a predominance of [P -C,H,]+ ions over C,H,Fe+ owing to the stabilizing interaction of the electronegative OH group with the electron- isomers, lacking such an interaction, show high abundance of the C,H,Fe+ ion^.^^^ Therefore, the probability of processes involving simple cleavage of metal-ligand bonds in ferrocene derivatives is determined by the spatial location of the substituent in the cyclopentadienyl ring.…”