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metallocene

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /mɪˈtæləsiːn/
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noun

Meaning 1

Any of a class of organic compounds containing two cyclopentadienyl anions and a transition metal whose bonding involves overlap of ns and np orbitals of the metal with molecular orbitals of appropriate symmetry of each cyclopentadienyl ring; the rings are parallel to each other, or sometimes canted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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History

Etymology

From metallo- + c(yclopentadi)ene. First used in ferrocene.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: metal·locè — organic compound
  • Chinese Mandarin: 茂金屬 /茂金属 (màojīnshǔ) — organic compound
  • Finnish: metalloseeni — organic compound
  • French: métallocène — organic compound
  • German: Metallocen — organic compound
  • Italian: metallocene — organic compound
  • Japanese: メタロセン (metarosen) — organic compound
  • Kazakh: металлоцен (metallosen) — organic compound
  • Korean: 메탈로센 (metallosen) — organic compound
  • Kyrgyz: металлоцен (metallotsen) — organic compound
  • Persian: متالوسن — organic compound