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An atom economic procedure was also elaborated for the synthesis of these organometallic heterocycles directly exploring (Sp)-2-formylferrocenecarboxylic acid in situ activated by CDI and TFA, sequentially added to the reaction mixture. The relative and consequently, the absolute, configuration of the isolated diastereomers was determined by NMR measurements supported by DFT structural optimization. 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