Metallocene Hydrides: Their Didactic Value for Teaching Organometallic Chemistry

Chemical Education

Authors

  • Antonio Togni Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2025.451

Keywords:

Acid-base properties, Bent metallocenes, Hydrido complexes, Lewis acids

Abstract

Metallocene hydrides, Cp2MHn (n=1-3), are complexes known for elements of Groups 3 to 8. Their properties can be understood by the use of a common qualitative MO diagram.

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Published

2025-06-25