Fulvene (pentafulvene) is a hydrocarbon with the formula (CH=CH)
2C=CH
2. It is a prototype of a cross-conjugated hydrocarbon. Fulvene is rarely encountered,
but substituted derivatives (
fulvenes) are numerous. They are mainly of interest as
ligand
In coordination chemistry, a ligand is an ion or molecule (functional group) that binds to a central metal atom to form a coordination complex. The bonding with the metal generally involves formal donation of one or more of the ligand's electr ...
s and precursors to ligands in
organometallic chemistry
Organometallic chemistry is the study of organometallic compounds, chemical compounds containing at least one chemical bond between a carbon atom of an organic molecule and a metal, including alkali, alkaline earth, and transition metals, and so ...
.
See also
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Fulvalene
Fulvalene (bicyclopentadienylidene) is the member of the fulvalene family with the molecular formula C10H8. It is of theoretical interest as one of the simplest non-benzenoid conjugated hydrocarbons. Fulvalene is an unstable isomer of the mor ...
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Methylenecyclopropene
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Vinylidene compounds
Cyclopentadienes