Structure of Cyclopentadienyl Anion

Cyclopentadienyl anion, C5H5- or Cp-, is one of the more important ligands in organometallic chemistry. The anion is cyclic, planar, each C atom is sp2 hybridized and there are 6 pi-electrons. This dianion is aromatic according to the (4N+2) Hueckel rule with N=1.


Figure. The MP2(full)/6-31+G* optimized structure of cyclopentdienyl anion.