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decamethylcobaltocene
Sign in to saveDecamethylcobaltocene is an organocobalt compound with the formula Co(C5(CH3)5)2, abbreviated CoCp. It is a dark brown solid. This compound is used as a strong reducing agent in organometallic chemistry.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C20H30Co
- Molecular weight
- 329.4 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- cobalt(2+);bis(1,2,3,5,5-pentamethylcyclopenta-1,3-diene)
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 329.16794596
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- canonical SMILES
- C[c-]1c(c(c(c1C)C)C)C.C[c-]1c(c(c(c1C)C)C)C.[Co+2]
- chemical formula
- C₂₀H₃₀Co
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Synthesis
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- Structure
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Decamethylcobaltocene is an organocobalt compound with the formula Co(C5(CH3)5)2, abbreviated CoCp. It is a dark brown solid. This compound is used as a strong reducing agent in organometallic chemistry.
== Synthesis == Decamethylcobaltocene is prepared by treatment of LiCp* with CoCl2: 2 LiCp* + CoCl2 → 2 LiCl + CoCp*2
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