sandwich compounds

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Compounds in which a metal atom is located between the faces of two parallel and planar (or nearly so) ring structures, e.g. bis(\(\eta ^{5}\)-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 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'sandwich compounds' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05468 RIS BibTex EndNote
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