Stannocene

Stannocene
Names
	IUPAC name Stannocene; Bis(η5-cyclopentadienyl)tin(II);
	Other names Bis(cyclopentadienyl)tin; Di(cyclopentadienyl)tin;
Identifiers
CAS Number	1294-75-3[1];
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	InChI InChI=1S/2C5H5.Sn/c21-2-4-5-3-1;/h21-5H;/q2*-1;+2 Key: CRQFNSCGLAXRLM-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES [cH-]1cccc1.[cH-]1cccc1.[Sn+2];
Properties
Chemical formula	C10H10Sn
Molar mass	248.900 g·mol−1
Structure[2]
Crystal structure	orthorhombic
Space group	Pbcm, No.57
Lattice constant	a = 5.835 Å, b = 25.385 Å, c = 12.785 Å
Formula units (Z)	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

Stannocene is an organometallic compound with the formula Sn(C
5H
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]

References

Stannocene
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.
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
Smith, P. J. (2012). Chemistry of Tin. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9789401149389.

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