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My textbook says that the rings in ferrorcene are constantly rotating, but all of the sources I have looked at indicated that the rings are staggered or eclipsed. How can they be constantly rotating if the ring orientation can be known? Also, according to the references I have found, ferrocene has an internal rotation barrier of 4-10kJ/mol. Is this barrier just for the change of staggered to eclipsed or is it the barrier for the rings to be constantly rotating? Please include any references used.
Re: Are the rings in ferrocene constantly rotating?
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