(Cyclooctatetraene)iron tricarbonyl is the
organoiron compound with the formula (C
8H
8)Fe(CO)
3. Like other examples of (
diene
In organic chemistry a diene ( ) (diolefin ( ) or alkadiene) is a covalent compound that contains two double bonds, usually among carbon atoms. They thus contain two alk''ene'' units, with the standard prefix ''di'' of systematic nomenclature. ...
)Fe(CO)
3 complexes, it is an orange, diamagnetic solid. Although several isomers are possible, only the η
4-C
8H
8 complex is observed. The complex is an example of a
ring-whizzer, since, on the NMR time-scale, the Fe(CO)
3 center migrates around the rim of the
cyclooctatetraene ligand.
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Carbonyl complexes
Organoiron compounds
Half sandwich compounds
Iron(0) compounds