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IUPAC name
Plumbocene
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Other names
Lead(II) bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienide)
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Pb(C5H5)2 | |
Molar mass | 337.4 g·mol−1 |
Boiling point | 150 °C (302 °F; 423 K) at 10−7 mmHg[1] |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Plumbocene is an organometallic compound of lead with the chemical formula Pb(C5H5)2. It is a member of the class of metallocenes. It is soluble in benzene, acetone, ether, and petroleum ether, and insoluble in water. Plumbocene is stable in cold water.[1]
Plumbocene is not commercially available. It may be synthesized by the reaction of sodium cyclopentadienide with a lead(II) source such as lead(II) nitrate[1] or lead(II) iodide.[2]
The decamethyl analog, PbCp*2 (decamethylplumbocene), and the half-sandwich complexes, Cp*Pb[BF4] (lead(II) pentamethylcyclopentadienide tetrafluoroborate) and Cp*PbCl (lead(II) chloride pentamethylcyclopentadienide), are known as well.[3]