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cyclopentadiene

[ sahy-kluh-pen-tuh-dahy-een, sik-luh- ]

noun

  1. a colorless liquid, C 5 H 6 , derived by the distillation of coal tar: used chiefly in the manufacture of insecticides and resins.


cyclopentadiene

/ ˌsaɪkləʊˌpɛntəˈdaɪiːn /

noun

  1. a colourless liquid unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon obtained in the cracking of petroleum hydrocarbons and the distillation of coal tar: used in the manufacture of plastics and insecticides. Formula: C 5 H 6
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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González-Gallardo, S., Bollermann, T., Fischer, R. A. & Murugavel, R. Cyclopentadiene based low-valent group 13 metal compounds: ligands in coordination chemistry and link between metal rich molecules and intermetallic materials.

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A catalyst based around cyclopentadiene offers a readily accessible alternative to the widely used binaphthyl framework.

A catalyst based around cyclopentadiene offers a readily accessible alternative to the widely used binaphthyl framework.

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