ChemInform Abstract: The Elusive Zirconium(III)

Abstract

ChemInform Abstract (synthetic methods and structural features; 95 refs. up to April 1988).

A binuclear zirconium fulvalene tetraallyl complex. The preparation and the molecular structure of [η5 : η5-C10H8][CpZr(η1-CH2CHCH2)(η3-CH2CHCH2)]2

“…This suggests that reduction of the metal centers occurs in these cases, accompanied by cleavage of the fulvalene. Although precedented [6,11] [12]. The use of this complex for the preparation of mixed alkyl species will be investigated in the near future.…”