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Also known as di(cyclopentadienyl)osmium

Osmocene is an organoosmium compound found as a white solid. It is a metallocene with the formula Os(C5H5)2.

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Mass
322.039731
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chemical formula
C₁₀H₁₀Os
canonical SMILES
[CH-]1C=CC=C1.[CH-]1C=CC=C1.[Os+2]
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Osmocene
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Osmocene is an organoosmium compound found as a white solid. It is a metallocene with the formula Os(C5H5)2.

== Synthesis == Osmocene is commercially available. It may be prepared by the reaction of osmium tetroxide with hydrobromic acid followed by zinc and cyclopentadiene.

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