Sandwich Complexes

A sandwich compound is an organic substance that consists of two arene (ring) ligands and a metal connected by haptic, covalent connections. Substituted derivatives and heterocyclic derivatives of arenes all share the formula CnHn. It is called "sandwiched" because the metal is often sandwiched between the two rings. The metallocenes are a unique subclass of sandwich complexes. In a 1956 paper, J. D. Dunitz, L. E. Orgel, and R. A. Rich established the structure of ferrocene using X-ray crystallography, and used this information to coin the phrase "sandwich compound" in organometallic nomenclature. Robert Burns Woodward and Ernst Otto Fischer each independently predicted the proper structure some years prior, which calls for the molecule to include one iron atom squished between two parallel cyclopentadienyl rings.

Committee Members
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Stanislaw Dzwigaj

Stanislaw Dzwigaj

Sorbonne University, France
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Thomas J Webster

Thomas J Webster

Brown University, United States
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Dai Yeun Jeong

Dai Yeun Jeong

Asia Climate Change Education Center, Korea, Republic of
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Sergey Suchkov

Sergey Suchkov

N.D. Zelinskii Institute for Organic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation
CAT 2026 Speakers
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Jiri Dedecek

Jiri Dedecek

J Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry , Czech Republic
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Vladimir G Chigrinov

Vladimir G Chigrinov

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Russian Federation
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Osman Adiguzel

Osman Adiguzel

Firat University, Turkey
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Uday Som

Uday Som

Shizuoka University, Japan
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Rabeharitsara Andry Tahina

Rabeharitsara Andry Tahina

GPCI-ESPA Antananarivo University, Madagascar

Submit your abstract Today

WhatsApp