Organometallic
coordination compounds in which one atom of a transition metal such as iron, ruthenium or osmium
is bonded to and only to the face of two cyclopentadienyl
[η
5-(C
5H
5)]
ligands which lie in parallel planes. The term should not be used for analogues having rings
other than cyclopentadienyl as
ligands.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1349
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
