Fulvene

Fulvenes are a subset of the hydrocarbons in the organic chemistry. Systematically we refer to them as methyl Cyclopentadienes. Johannes Thiele has described it as the first.

Representation

Simple fulvenes formed by condensation of cyclopentadiene with carbonyl compounds.

Properties

Fulvenes are intensely colored and very reactive compounds which can be used as building blocks and ligands in organometallic compounds. The parent compound of the group of substances is the eponymous fulvene (5- methylene-1 ,3- cyclopentadiene, CAS: 497-20-1 ), a highly toxic, yellowish, oily liquid that easily polymerized.