Similarly, the alkali metals react with cyclooctatetraene in tetrahydrofuran to give alkali metal cyclooctatetraenides; for example, dipotassium cyclooctatetraenide (K2C8H8) is an important precursor to many metal cyclooctatetraenyl derivatives, such as uranocene.
sˈɪmɪlɚli, ðɪ ˈælkəlˌaɪ mˈɛɾəlz ɹɪˈækt wɪð sˈaɪkluːktˌæɾɪtɹˌiːn ɪn tˈɛtɹɐhˌaɪdɹəfjˌʊɹɹən tə ɡˈɪv ˈælkəlˌaɪ mˈɛɾəl sˈaɪkluːktˌæɾɪtɹˌiːnaɪdz; fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl, dˌɪpətˈæsiəm sˈaɪkluːktˌæɾɪtɹˌiːnaɪd kˈeɪ tˈuː sˈiː ˈeɪt ˈeɪtʃ ˈeɪt ɪz ɐn ɪmpˈoːɹtənt pɹɪkˈɜːsɚ tə mˈɛni mˈɛɾəl sˈaɪkluːktˌæɾɪtɹˌiːnaɪl dᵻɹˈɪvətˌɪvz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz jˈʊɹɹɐnˌoʊsiːn.