Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1974 · 54 citations · 0 references
Inorganic ChemistryCrystal StructureEngineeringPhysicsGas-phase Electron DiffractionBent 2·9Natural SciencesChemical BondStructure DeterminationMolecular BiologyStructure ElucidationChemistryMolecular ChemistryMolecule-based MaterialCrystallographyC5 RingLinear Chain Compound
The molecular structures of (C5H5)2Mg and (C5H5)2Cr have been determined by gas-phase electron diffraction; the C–H bonds in (C5H5)2Cr are bent 2·9(1·1)° out of the plane of the C5 ring towards the metal atom.