How do you balance #C_5H_5 + Fe→ Fe(C_5H_5)_2#?

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How do you balance #C_5H_5 + Fe→ Fe(C_5H_5)_2#?

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Answer 1 · 2017-02-28T15:38:55

Well, you do that by having two #"C"_5"H"_5# molecules:

#2"C"_5"H"_5 + "Fe" -> "Fe"("C"_5"H"_5)_2#

But I don't think a neutral #"C"_5"H"_5# exists or is readily found. I would have done it the following way instead. This is actually a rather interesting reaction:

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