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metallocene

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Etymology

From metallo- + c(yclopentadi)ene. First used in ferrocene.

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metallocene (plural metallocenes)

  1. (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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metallocene m (plural metalloceni)

  1. (chemistry) metallocene

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