cyclopentadiene

See also: cyclopentadiène

English

Noun

cyclopentadiene (countable and uncountable, plural cyclopentadienes)

1. (organic chemistry) an unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₅H₆; it forms complexes with some transition elements

Derived terms

• cyclopentadienone
• cyclopentadienyl
• cyclopentadienyl complex
• methylcyclopentadiene
• methylenecyclopentadiene
• pentamethylcyclopentadiene
• titanacyclopentadiene
• zirconacyclopentadiene

 

Translations

cyclopentadiene

• Catalan: ciclopentadiè m
• Czech: cyklopentadien (cs) m
• French: cyclopentadiène m
• Italian: ciclopentadiene m

See also

• cobaltocene
• ferrocene
• nickelocene