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In the Laboratory
Rotor-shaped Cyclopentadienyltetraphenylcyclobutadienecobalt. An Advanced Inorganic Experiment
Darren K. MacFarland and Rebecca Gorodetzer
Department of Chemistry, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA 17325
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January 2005
Vol. 82 No. 1
p. 109
Abstract
An advanced laboratory experiment involving the synthesis of the title compound is described. The suitability of the compound for teaching inert-atmosphere techniques and the stability of the product are discussed. The compound has interesting structural features that pique student interest.
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Instructions for the students and notes for the instructor, including the NMR and IR spectra of the complex, are available.
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 MacFarland, Darren K.; Gorodetzer, Rebecca. J. Chem. Educ. 2005 82 109.
*  Keywords
 Aromaticity / Aromatics; Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives; Inorganic Chemistry; Inorganic Synthesis; IR Spectroscopy; Laboratory Instruction; NMR Spectroscopy; Organic Chemistry; Organic Synthesis; Organometallics; Synthesis; Upper-Division Undergraduate
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