Stannocene

Stannocene is an organometallic compound with the formula Sn(C
5
H
5
)
2
. It is a metallocene that can be produced efficiently from cyclopentadienyl sodium and tin(II) chloride.[3] Unlike in ferrocene the two cyclopentadienyl rings are not parallel.[4]

Stannocene
Names
IUPAC name
  • Stannocene
  • Bis(η5-cyclopentadienyl)tin(II)
Other names
  • Bis(cyclopentadienyl)tin
  • Di(cyclopentadienyl)tin
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Properties
C10H10Sn
Molar mass 248.900 g·mol−1
Structure[2]
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).
Infobox references

References

  1. Stannocene
  2. Atwood, Jerry L.; Hunter, William E; Cowley, Alan H.; Jones, Richard A.; Stewart, Constantine A. "X-Ray Crystal Structures of Bis(cyclopentadienyl)tin and Bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)lead". J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun.
  3. Janiak, Christpher (2010), "Stannocene as cyclopentadienyl transfer agent in transmetallation reactions with lanthanide metals for the synthesis of tris(cyclopentadienyl)lanthanides", Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie, 636 (13–14): 2387–2390, doi:10.1002/zaac.201000239
  4. Smith, P. J. (2012). Chemistry of Tin. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9789401149389.


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