Stannocene
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C10H10Sn | |
Molar mass | 248.900 g·mol−1 |
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orthorhombic | |
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a = 5.835 Å, b = 25.385 Å, c = 12.785 Å
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8 formula per cell |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Stannocene is an organometallic compound with the formula Sn(C5H5)2. It is a metallocene that can be produced efficiently from cyclopentadienyl sodium and tin(II) chloride.[3] Unlike in ferrocene the two cyclopentadienyl rings are not parallel.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Stannocene
- ^ Atwood, Jerry L.; Hunter, William E; Cowley, Alan H.; Jones, Richard A.; Stewart, Constantine A. "X-Ray Crystal Structures of Bis(cyclopentadienyl)tin and Bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)lead". J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun.
- ^ Janiak, Christpher (2010), "Stannocene as cyclopentadienyl transfer agent in transmetallation reactions with lanthanide metals for the synthesis of tris(cyclopentadienyl)lanthanides", Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie, 636 (13–14): 2387–2390, doi:10.1002/zaac.201000239
- ^ Smith, P. J. (2012). Chemistry of Tin. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9789401149389.