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Metallole

Metalloles are metallacycle derivatives of cyclopentadiene in which the carbon atom at position 5, the saturated carbon, is replaced by a heteroatom. In contrast to its parent compound, the numbering of the metallole starts at the heteroatom. Some of these compounds are described as organometallic compounds, but in the list below quite a number of metalloids are present too. Some metalloles are fluorescent. Polymeric derivatives of pyrrole and thiophene are of interest in molecular electronics. Metalloles, which can also be viewed as structural analogs of pyrrole, include:

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Metalloles are metallacycle derivatives of cyclopentadiene in which the carbon atom at position 5, the saturated carbon, is replaced by a heteroatom.1 In contrast to its parent compound, the numbering of the metallole starts at the heteroatom. Some of these compounds are described as organometallic compounds, but in the list below quite a number of metalloids are present too. Some metalloles are fluorescent.2 Polymeric derivatives of pyrrole and thiophene are of interest in molecular electronics. Metalloles, which can also be viewed as structural analogs of pyrrole, include:

Calculated geometry and inversion barrier energy E for some C4H4MH metalloles3
Name M d(M-C), Å d(M-H), Å α(C-M-C), ° E, kJ/mol
Pyrrole N 1.37 1.01 110 0
Phosphole P 1.81 1.425 90.5 67
Arsole As 1.94 1.53 86 125
Stibole Sb 2.14 1.725 80.5 160
Bismole Bi 2.24 1.82 78 220
Structure of the ferrole complex Fe2(C4H4)(CO)6.8 source ↗
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