Talk:Cyclopentadienyl anion

Wiki Education assignment: CHEM 300

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 9 January 2023 and 28 April 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Doodlepuppy123 (article contribs). Peer reviewers: CorrelationSpec.

— Assignment last updated by RS UBC800 (talk) 21:15, 2 April 2023 (UTC)

The entire “properties” section of the Wikipedia article does not have sources. More reliable references need to be provided for each claim. There is an image of the cyclopentadienyl anion as a pentagon with a circle inside and a charge inside of that. However, I would like to add images of the 5 resonance structures that show why there is a “circle” inside (because all are equivalent and just show how the lone pair can be moved around). I think that many people in the general public may not know what a circle inside a cyclic structure means, so I would like to simplify/clarify a bit. I would like to add more information to the “properties” section of the article and I will add more sources that back up the current information and any new information that I add. I plan on adding more information about its characteristics as a ligand.

Doodlepuppy123 (talk) 19:36, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

Remove 'needs citations' flag?

I suggest the "This article needs additional citations for verification" flag can now be removed. RS UBC800 (talk) 18:37, 26 April 2023 (UTC)