Cyclopentadienyl anion

Cyclopentadienyl anion
Names
IUPAC name
Cyclopentadienide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/C5H5/c1-2-4-5-3-1/h1-5H/q-1
    Key: SINKOGOPEQSHQD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C5H5/c1-2-4-5-3-1/h1-5H/q-1
    Key: SINKOGOPEQSHQD-UHFFFAOYAD
  • [cH-]1cccc1
Properties
[C
5
H
5
]
or Cp
Molar mass 65.09 g/mol
Conjugate acid Cyclopentadiene
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

In chemistry, the cyclopentadienyl anion or cyclopentadienide is an aromatic species with a formula of [C
5
H
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]

Resonance and aromaticity

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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]

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

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Cyclopentadienyl anions form a variety of cyclopentadienyl complexes.[4]

Metallocene structure where "M" is a metal

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cyclopentadienide". PubChem Compound Database. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  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
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ C. Elschenbroich (2006). Organometallics. VCH. ISBN 978-3-527-29390-2.