# methylcyclopentadiene

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of three isomeric cyclic diolefins, (methyl derivatives of cyclopentadiene), the organic precursor to the methylcyclopentadienyl-ligand commonly found in organometallic chemistry.

## Etymology
From methyl + cyclopentadiene.

## Source
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