decamethylferrocene
Sign in to saveDecamethylferrocene or bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)iron(II) is a chemical compound with formula or . It is a sandwich compound, whose molecule has an iron(II) cation attached by coordination bonds between two pentamethylcyclopentadienyl anions (, ). It can also be viewed as a derivative of ferrocene, with a methyl group replacing each hydrogen atom of its cyclopentadienyl rings. The name and formula are often abbreviated to DmFc, or .
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Has part
- hydrogen
- Mass
- 326.17297993946
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- canonical SMILES
- C[C-]1[C-]([C-]([C-]([C-]1C)C)C)C.C[C-]1C(=C(C(=C1C)C)C)C.[Fe]
- Commons category
- Decamethylferrocene
- chemical formula
- C₂₀H₃₀Fe⁶⁻
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Decamethylferrocene or bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)iron(II) is a chemical compound with formula or . It is a sandwich compound, whose molecule has an iron(II) cation attached by coordination bonds between two pentamethylcyclopentadienyl anions (, ). It can also be viewed as a derivative of ferrocene, with a methyl group replacing each hydrogen atom of its cyclopentadienyl rings. The name and formula are often abbreviated to DmFc, or .
This compound is a yellow crystalline solid that is used in chemical laboratories as a weak reductant. The iron(II) core is easily oxidized to iron(III), yielding the monovalent cation decamethylferrocenium, and even to higher oxidation states.
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