Cyclopentadienide

Cyclopentadienyl anion

Cyclopentadienyl anion

Aromatic ionic species

In chemistry, the cyclopentadienyl anion or cyclopentadienide is an aromatic species with a formula of [C
5H
5]−
 and abbreviated as Cp−.[1] It is formed by the deprotonation of cyclopentadiene. The cyclopentadienyl anion is a ligand which binds to a metal in organometallic chemistry.[2]

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Resonance and aromaticity

See also: Sodium cyclopentadienide
Resonance structures of the cyclopentadienyl anion

The cyclopentadienyl anion is a planar, cyclic, regular-pentagonal ion; it has 6 π-electrons (4n + 2, where n = 1), which fulfills Hückel's rule of aromaticity. Each double bond and lone pair provides 2 π-electrons, which are delocalized into the ring.[3] The cyclopentadienyl anion is a conjugated system because there are alternating π and 𝜎 bonds.[4]

Cyclopentadiene has a pKa of about 16. It is acidic relative to many carbon acids. The enhanced acidity is attributed to stabilization of the conjugate base, cyclopentadienyl anion.

Ligand

Cyclopentadienyl anions form a variety of cyclopentadienyl complexes.[5]

Metallocene structure where "M" is a metal

See also

References

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    "Cyclopentadienide". PubChem Compound Database. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  2. [2]
    Smith, Michael B.; March, Jerry (2007), Advanced Organic Chemistry: Reactions, Mechanisms, and Structure (6th ed.), New York: Wiley-Interscience, p. 66, ISBN 978-0-471-72091-1
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    Paul, Satadal; Goswami, Tamal; Misra, Anirban (2015-10-01). "Noncomparative scaling of aromaticity through electron itinerancy". AIP Advances. 5 (10): 107211. doi:10.1063/1.4933191.
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    "Delocalised electrons- Definition and Examples of Delocalized electrons with FAQs". BYJUS. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
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    C. Elschenbroich (2006). Organometallics. VCH. ISBN 978-3-527-29390-2.
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