有樟脑气味。最大吸收波长358mm。易燃。能随水蒸气挥发。易溶于苯、乙醇,乙醚、汽油、柴油等有机溶剂。也溶于稀硝酸和浓硫酸而成深红色，同时有蓝色荧光，几乎不溶于水、11%氢氧化钠和沸的浓盐酸。二茂铁是一种具有夹心结构的金属有机化合物。二茂铁及其衍生物因其本身的特点,如疏水性、生物可氧化性、芳香性、稳定性、低性、生物活性等,而被广泛应用。如作催化剂。汽油的抗爆添加剂。高温润滑剂。高温聚合物中间体。紫外光吸收剂。 A source of ferrocene derivatives; the derived ferrocenium salts find use as mild oxidants Synthetic reagent used as as a source of useful ferrocene derivatives, including most substituted ferrocenes and precursor of substituted cyclopentadienes and cyclopentanes; the derived ferrocenium salts find use as mild oxidants; replacement of one ring by arenes yields cationic complexes which undergo nucleophilic addition and substitution at the arene ring, leading to substituted arenes.