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methylcyclopentadiene

methylcyclopentadiene

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Noun

methylcyclopentadiene (plural methylcyclopentadienes)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric cyclic diolefins, (methyl derivatives of cyclopentadiene), the organic precursor to the methylcyclopentadienyl-ligand commonly found in organometallic chemistry.