(Cycloheptatrienyl)(cyclopentadienyl)vanadium is an organovanadium compound with the formula V(C₅H₅)(C₇H₇). It is a purple, paramagnetic, sublimable solid that is sensitive toward air. The structure has been confirmed by

X-ray crystallography X-ray crystallography is the experimental science of determining the atomic and molecular structure of a crystal, in which the crystalline structure causes a beam of incident X-rays to Diffraction, diffract in specific directions. By measuring th ...

. This sandwich complex features cyclopentadienyl and cycloheptatrienyl ligands bound to vanadium. It was first prepared by heating a mixture of

cycloheptatriene Cycloheptatriene (CHT) is an organic compound with the chemical formula, formula C7H8. It is a closed ring of seven carbon atoms joined by three double bonds (as the name implies) and four single bonds. This colourless liquid has been of recurring ...

and cyclopentadienylvanadium tetracarbonyl. Many derivatives of trovacene are prepared by lithiation of the cyclopentadienyl ring.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cycloheptatrienyl)(cyclopentadienyl)vanadium Organovanadium compounds Cyclopentadienyl complexes Cycloheptatrienyl complexes Sandwich compounds

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