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Transition metal hydride
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<p>Transition metal hydrides are <a href="/facts/Chemical_compound/37FXqqtv">chemical compounds</a> containing a <a href="/facts/Transition_metal/0slGWoLQ">transition metal</a> bonded to <a href="/facts/Hydrogen/BoYHjl0J">hydrogen</a>. Most transition metals form <a href="/facts/Hydride/v2rlBGMg">hydride</a> complexes and some are significant in various <a href="/facts/Catalysis/LPBS7TQC">catalytic</a> and synthetic reactions. The term "hydride" is used loosely: some of them are acidic (e.g., <a href="/facts/Iron_tetracarbonyl_hydride/oJTpRY3F">H2Fe(CO)4</a>), whereas some others are hydridic, having H−-like character (e.g., ZnH2). </p>