Global InformationDecamethylferrocene information
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Decamethylferrocene | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.116.086 |
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C20H30Fe |
| Molar mass | 326.305 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | Yellow crystalline solid[1] |
| Melting point | 291 to 295 °C (556 to 563 °F; 564 to 568 K)[1] |
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413 K, 5.3 Pa[2] |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Decamethylferrocene or bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)iron(II) is a chemical compound with formula Fe(C5(CH3)5)2 or C20H30Fe. It is a sandwich compound, whose molecule has an iron(II) cation Fe2+ attached by coordination bonds between two pentamethylcyclopentadienyl anions (Cp*−, (CH3)5C−5). It can also be viewed as a derivative of ferrocene, with a methyl group replacing each hydrogen atom of its cyclopentadienyl rings. The name and formula are often abbreviated to DmFc,[3] Me10Fc [4] or FeCp*2.[5]
This compound is a yellow crystalline solid that is used in chemical laboratories as a weak reductant. The iron(II) core is easily oxidized to iron(III), yielding the monovalent cation decamethylferrocenium, and even to higher oxidation states.[5]
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Conwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Torriero, Angel A. J. (2014). "Characterization of decamethylferrocene and ferrocene in ionic liquids: argon and vacuum effect on their electrochemical properties". Electrochimica Acta. 137: 235–244. doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2014.06.005.
- ^ Noviandri, Indra; Brown, Kylie N.; Fleming, Douglas S.; Gulyas, Peter T.; Lay, Peter A.; Masters, Anthony F.; Phillips, Leonidas (1 August 1999). "The Decamethylferrocenium/Decamethylferrocene Redox Couple: A Superior Redox Standard to the Ferrocenium/Ferrocene Redox Couple for Studying Solvent Effects on the Thermodynamics of Electron Transfer". The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 103 (32): 6713–6722. doi:10.1021/jp991381+. ISSN 1520-6106.
- ^ a b Malischewski, M.; Adelhardt, M.; Sutter, J.; Meyer, K.; Seppelt, K. (2016). "Isolation and structural and electronic characterization of salts of the decamethylferrocene dication". Science. 353 (6300): 678–682. Bibcode:2016Sci...353..678M. doi:10.1126/science.aaf6362. PMID 27516596. S2CID 43385610.