Dipotassium cyclooctatetraenide

Dipotassium cyclooctatetraenide
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Dipotassium cycloocatetraenediide
Identifiers
CAS Number	59391-85-4;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	57575621;
PubChem CID	12716830;
	InChI InChI=1S/C8H8.2K/c1-2-4-6-8-7-5-3-1;;/h1-8H;;/q-2;2+1/b2-1-,5-3-,8-6-;; Key: JEUFATMWOKTCQC-YGFQESQOSA-N; InChI=1/C8H8.2K/c1-2-4-6-8-7-5-3-1;;/h1-8H;;/q-2;2+1/b2-1-,5-3-,8-6-;; Key: JEUFATMWOKTCQC-YGFQESQOBL;
	SMILES [K+].c1=c[cH-]c=c[cH-]c=c1.[K+];
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H8K2
Appearance	beige solid
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Dipotassium cyclooctatetraenide, sometimes abbreviated K₂COT, is an organopotassium compound with the formula K₂C₈H₈. It is a brown solid that is used as a precursor to cyclooctatetraenide complexes, such as uranocene (U(C₈H₈)₂). Analogs of K₂C₈H₈ are known with ring substituents, with different alkali metals, and with various complexants.