Stannocene

Stannocene is an organometallic compound with the formula Sn(C5H5)2. It is a metallocene that can be produced efficiently from cyclopentadienyl sodium and tin(II) chloride. Unlike in ferrocene the two cyclopentadienyl rings are not parallel.

Stannocene
Names
IUPAC name
  • Stannocene
  • Bis(η5-cyclopentadienyl)tin(II)
Other names
  • Bis(cyclopentadienyl)tin
  • Di(cyclopentadienyl)tin
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/2C5H5.Sn/c2*1-2-4-5-3-1;/h2*1-5H;/q2*-1;+2
    Key: CRQFNSCGLAXRLM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [cH-]1cccc1.[cH-]1cccc1.[Sn+2]
Properties
C10H10Sn
Molar mass 248.900 g·mol−1
Structure
orthorhombic
Pbcm, No.57
a = 5.835 Å, b = 25.385 Å, c = 12.785 Å
8 formula per cell
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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