Ca2zalene
Ca2zalene is a fictional chemical compound used in educational and speculative contexts to illustrate principles of organometallic chemistry and materials design. In the described concept, Ca2zalene denotes a calcium-containing species in which two zalene ligands coordinate to a central calcium ion, forming a dinuclear or bridged coordination motif. The name combines the chemical symbol for calcium (Ca) with a fictional ligand class named zalene. In published fictional treatments, zalene is described as a polycyclic, aromatic hydrocarbon–like ligand capable of delocalizing electron density and stabilizing metal centers through pi-donor interactions.
Structure and properties: The imagined structure features a calcium center in a relatively low coordination environment
Synthesis and occurrence: Ca2zalene is not a real compound and has no laboratory synthesis or commercial availability.
Applications and significance: As a teaching tool, Ca2zalene helps discuss oxidation states, ligand field, and the
See also: calcium in organometallic chemistry; ligand design; zalene (fictional ligand).