Sandwich Complexes

A chemical molecule known as a sandwich has a metal attached to two arene (ring) ligands by haptic, covalent connections. The formula for arenes is CnHn, and their derivatives can be either substituted or heterocyclic. It is referred regarded as being "sandwiched" because the metal is often positioned in between the two rings. The metallocenes are a distinct class of sandwich complexes. When ferrocene's structure was verified by X-ray crystallography in a study by J. D. Dunitz, L. E. Orgel, and R. A. Rich in 1956, they coined the phrase "sandwich compound" to describe it. It had been suggested some years prior by Robert Burns Woodward and, separately, by Ernst Otto Fischer that the molecule would include an iron atom wedged between two parallel cyclopentadienyl rings.

Committee Members
Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering and Technology 2026 - Stanislaw Dzwigaj

Stanislaw Dzwigaj

Sorbonne University, France
Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering and Technology 2026 - Anne M Gaffney

Anne M Gaffney

University of South Carolina, United States
Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering and Technology 2026 - Victor Cerda

Victor Cerda

University of the Balearic Island, Spain
Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering and Technology 2026 - Marta I Litter

Marta I Litter

Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering and Technology 2026 - Dae Dong Sung

Dae Dong Sung

Korea University Sejong Campus, Korea, Republic of
Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering and Technology 2026 - Enrico Paris

Enrico Paris

CREA-IT & DIAEE, Italy
Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering and Technology 2026 - Collin G Joseph

Collin G Joseph

University Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering and Technology 2026 - Nina Patel

Nina Patel

University of Bath, United Kingdom

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