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Metallocene Structures and Synthesis by Ahallya Jaladeep is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document describes the discovery and development of metallocenes and arene sandwich complexes. Some key points: 1) Metallocenes were accidentally discovered in the 1950s and have the "sandwich" structure of a metal ion bonded between two cyclopentadienyl rings. 2) Wilkinson and Fischer had a "historic race" to synthesize metallocenes of different metals, leading to a shared Nobel Prize in 1973. 3) Ferrocene was found to be especially stable and useful. Its bonding and properties were analyzed using
- Author
- Ahallya Jaladeep
- Language
- EN