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Ruthenocene is an organoruthenium compound with the formula (C5H5)2Ru. This pale yellow, volatile solid is classified as a sandwich compound and more specifically, as a metallocene.

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Mass
231.9826
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chemical formula
C₁₀H₁₀Ru
Commons category
Ruthenocene
canonical SMILES
[CH-]1C=CC=C1.[CH-]1C=CC=C1.[Ru+2]
melting point
199.5
density
1.8
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Ruthenocene is an organoruthenium compound with the formula (C5H5)2Ru. This pale yellow, volatile solid is classified as a sandwich compound and more specifically, as a metallocene.

==Structure and bonding== Ruthenocene consists of a ruthenium ion sandwiched in between two cyclopentadienyl rings. It features ruthenium centre bound symmetrically to the planes of two cyclopentadienyl rings. It is closely related to the isoelectronic ferrocene.

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