The compound (ethene) 2 (toluene)iron (1) is prepared by cocondensation of iron and toluene and subsequent treatment with ethene. Reaction of (1) with 6,6-dimethylfulvene leads to the known products ansa-ferrocens and 1,1′-bis(isopropyl)ferrocene. Reaction of (1) with 6,6-diphenylfulvene (2) gives 1,1′-bis(benzhydryl)ferrocene (3). The intermediate in the formation of (3), bis(diphenylfulvene)iron (4) was isolated. (4) was characterized by MS and a X-ray structure determination and its structure compared with the structure of the free ligand (2). The structure of (4) was also determined by DFT-ab-initio calculations.