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metallocene
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See also: Metallocene and métallocène
English
Etymology
From metallo- + c(yclopentadi)ene. First used in ferrocene.
Noun
metallocene (plural metallocenes)
- (organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds containing two cyclopentadienyl anions and a transition metal whose bonding involves overlap of ns and np orbitals of the metal with molecular orbitals of appropriate symmetry of each cyclopentadienyl ring; the rings are parallel to each other, or sometimes canted.
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organic compound
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Italian
Noun
metallocene m (plural metalloceni)
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