metallacyclopentane

noun

Any of a group of saturated organometallic heterocycles having four carbon atoms and one metal atom in the ring

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Meanings

nounmetallacyclopentane (plural metallacyclopentanes)

plural metallacyclopentanes

  1. chemistryAny of a group of saturated organometallic heterocycles having four carbon atoms and one metal atom in the ring

Origin

From metalla- + cyclopentane.

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metallacyclopentane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallacyclopentane

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