Osmocene

Osmocene
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Osmocene[1]
Other names
  • Di(cyclopentadienyl)osmium
  • Bis(η5-cyclopentadienyl)osmium
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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  • InChI=1S/2C5H5.Os/c2*1-2-4-5-3-1;/h2*1-5H;/q2*-1;+2 ☒N
    Key: RMYKEUKAFJLONI-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
  • InChI=1/2C5H5.Os/c2*1-2-4-5-3-1;/h2*1-5H;/q2*-1;+2
    Key: RMYKEUKAFJLONI-UHFFFAOYAC
  • [cH-]1cccc1.[cH-]1cccc1.[Os+2]
Properties
C10H10Os
Molar mass 320.42 g·mol−1
Appearance white solid
Melting point 234 °C
Boiling point 298 °C
Structure[2]
orthorhombic
Pnma, No. 62
D5h
Related compounds
Related compounds
 ferrocene, ruthenocene
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Osmocene is an organoosmium compound found as a white solid. It is a metallocene with the formula Os(C5H5)2.

  1. ^ International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (2014). Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry: IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013. The Royal Society of Chemistry. p. 1041. doi:10.1039/9781849733069. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.
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