what is rhodocene?
aA chemical compound with the formula [Rh(CH)].
Rhodocene
Rhodocene, formally known as bis(η-cyclopentadienyl)rhodium(II), is a chemical compound with the formula [Rh(CH)].
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Rhodocene [SEP] Introduction
Rhodocene, formally known as bis(η-cyclopentadienyl)rhodium(II), is a chemical compound with the formula [Rh(CH)]. Each molecule contains an atom of rhodium bound between two planar aromatic systems of five carbon atoms known as cyclopentadienyl rings in a sandwich arrangement. It is an organometallic compound as it has (haptic) covalent rhodium–carbon bonds. The [Rh(CH)] radical is found above 150 °C or when trapped by cooling to liquid nitrogen temperatures (−196 °C). At room temperature, pairs of these radicals join via their cyclopentadienyl rings to form a dimer, a yellow solid. The history of organometallic chemistry includes the 19th-century discoveries of Zeise's salt and nickel tetracarbonyl.