Stannocene Explained

Stannocene is an organometallic compound with the formula . It appears yellow-brown, and melts around 105 Â°C.[1]

Chemically, stannocene 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.[2]

Notes and References

  1. 423–424. 10.1515/znb-1956-0714. free. Di-cyclopentadienyl-zinn. Bis(cyclopentadienyl)tin. de. E. O.. Fischer. H.. Grubert. Zeitung Für Naturforschung B. 11. 1956. 15 May 1956. 7. (Links go to multiple-article compendium.)
  2. Book: Smith, P. J.. Chemistry of Tin. 2012. Springer Science & Business Media. 9789401149389.

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