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Uranocene
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<p>Uranocene, U(C8H8)2, is an <a href="/facts/Organouranium_compound/MfLCdGbt">organouranium compound</a> composed of a uranium atom sandwiched between two <a href="/facts/Cyclooctatetraene/fdCNPh7K">cyclooctatetraenide</a> rings. It was one of the first <a href="/facts/Organoactinide_chemistry/HKYuv9vl">organoactinide compounds</a> to be synthesized. It is a green air-sensitive solid that dissolves in organic solvents. Uranocene, a member of the "<a href="/facts/Actinocenes/tG8phIFL">actinocenes</a>," a group of <a href="/facts/Metallocene/AecA5Qrk">metallocenes</a> incorporating <a href="/facts/Chemical_element/0jducgWD">elements</a> from the <a href="/facts/Actinide/kHC4lxJV">actinide</a> series. It is the most studied bis<a href="/facts/Cyclooctatetraene/fdCNPh7K">[8]annulene</a>-metal system, although it has no known practical applications. </p>