
%0 Journal Article
%A Turnbull, AG 
%T Thermochemistry of biscyclopentadienyl metal compounds
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1967/10/01
%V 20
%N 10
%P 2059-2067
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9672059
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9672059 
%X Standard free energies of formation for the temperature range 298- 1000°K are calculated for C5H5, C5H6, and the biscyclopentadienyl compounds of iron, ruthenium, nickel, and magnesium by combining reported heats of formation at 298°K with calculated ideal-gas thermodynamic properties. The results are used to predict the thermodynamic feasibility of three types of reactions-the formation of biscyclopentadienyl metal compounds, their thermal decomposition, and their reduction with hydrogen. It is shown that the predictions are in agreement with qualitative chemical observations. 
