ferrocene

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/ˈfɛɹəsiːn/

noun

Any of a class of metallocenes containing an iron atom between two cyclopentadienyl rings; especially the simplest of the class bis-cyclopentadienyl iron.

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Meanings

nounferrocene (plural ferrocenes)

plural ferrocenes

  1. Any of a class of metallocenes containing an iron atom between two cyclopentadienyl rings; especially the simplest of the class bis-cyclopentadienyl iron.

Origin

Blend of ferrous + benzene, coined by Mark Whiting, a postdoc with Robert Burns Woodward.

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Translations

Catalan ferrocè
  • ferrocèmettalocene
Chinese Mandarin 二茂鐵 /二茂铁
  • 二茂鐵 /二茂铁 (èrmàotiě)mettalocene
Finnish ferroseeni
  • ferroseenimettalocene
Cite this entry
APA

ferrocene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferrocene

MLA

“ferrocene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferrocene. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ferrocene,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferrocene.

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