Breakthrough: Chemists produce molecule for the first time that has been predicted for 20 years

"It's incredibly exciting and thrilling when you realize what you're holding in your hands!"

16-May-2024 - Metallocenes, molecules consisting of two flat rings of carbon atoms and a metal atom in between, are also known as sandwich complexes or sandwich molecules due to their structure. In 2005, a sandwich molecule containing two different metal atoms was theoretically predicted for the first time. ...