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Overview of Cp* Compounds: Elschenbroich, C. and Salzer, A. Organometallics: a Concise Introduction (1989) p. 47
Initial examples of the synthesis of Cp*-metal complexes: R. B. King, M. B. Bisnette, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry volume, 8 (1967) pp. 287-297.