Plumbocene

Plumbocene
Names
IUPAC name
Plumbocene
Other names
Lead(II) bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienide)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/2C5H5.Pb/c2*1-2-4-5-3-1;/h2*1-5H;
    Key: YBXJFWRGENDPSO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C1=CC(C=C1)[Pb]C2C=CC=C2
Properties
Pb(C5H5)2
Molar mass 337.4 g·mol−1
Boiling point 150 °C (302 °F; 423 K) at 10−7 mmHg[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Plumbocene is an organometallic compound of lead with the chemical formula Pb(C5H5)2. It is a member of the class of metallocenes. It is soluble in benzene, acetone, ether, and petroleum ether, and insoluble in water. Plumbocene is stable in cold water.[1]

Plumbocene is not commercially available. It may be synthesized by the reaction of sodium cyclopentadienide with a lead(II) source such as lead(II) nitrate[1] or lead(II) iodide.[2]

The decamethyl analog, PbCp*2 (decamethylplumbocene), and the half-sandwich complexes, Cp*Pb[BF4] (lead(II) pentamethylcyclopentadienide tetrafluoroborate) and Cp*PbCl (lead(II) chloride pentamethylcyclopentadienide), are known as well.[3]

  1. ^ a b c Fischer, E. O.; Grubert, H. (1956). "Über Aromatenkomplexe von Metallen. IV. Di-cyclopentadienyl-blei". Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie. 286 (5–6): 237. doi:10.1002/zaac.19562860507.
  2. ^ Izod, Keith; McFarlane, William; Wills, Corinne; Clegg, William; Harrington, Ross W. (2008). "Agostic-Type...Pb Interactions Stabilize a Dialkylplumbylene. Structure of and Bonding in [{nPr2P(BH3)}(Me3Si)C(CH2)]2Pb". Organometallics. 27: 4386. doi:10.1021/om800598b.
  3. ^ Jutzi, Peter; Dickbreder, Reiner; Nöth, Heinrich (1989). "Blei(II)-Verbindungen mit π-gebundenen Pentamethylcyclopentadienylliganden – Synthesen, Strukturen und Bindungsverhältnisse". Chemische Berichte. 122 (5): 865. doi:10.1002/cber.19891220512.