Knowra18-electron ruleLinked fromLinked fromThe 6 pages that link to 18-electron rule, each with the reason it gives.All 6Broader topic 1Related 5Organometallic chemistryRelated: It helps predict stability in many organometallic complexes, though important exceptions occur.FerroceneRelated: Ferrocene's iron center has an 18-electron configuration.Metal carbonylRelated: Electron counting often predicts which carbonyl stoichiometries and structures are favored.Ernst Otto FischerRelated: Electron counting helps account for the stability of many metal carbonyl and sandwich complexes Fischer studied.Geoffrey WilkinsonRelated: It helps rationalize the stability of many organometallic complexes studied in Wilkinson’s field.