sandwich compounds

Compounds in which a metal atom is located between the faces of two parallel and planar (or nearly so) ring structures, e.g. bis(η 5-cyclopentadienyl)iron (ferrocene), dibenzenechromium.
See also: metallocenes
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307 (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1364