“…This reaction is general for R = alkyl, allyl, or benzyl, and has been employed in the synthesis o f many complexes (as [BPh 4 ]~ salts) including [Zr(Me)(THF)Cp' 2 ] + (Cp' = Cp (2), C 5 H 4 Me (3), Cp* (4)), 5 ' 6 or [Zr(Me)(THF)({r|-C 5 H 4 } 2 SiMe,)] + (5), 7 [Zr(Bz)(THF)Cp' 2 ] + (Cp 1 = Cp (6) or C 5 H 4 Me (7)),* [Zr(Bz)(THF)(EBTHI)] + (8) (EBTHI = ethylenebis(tetrahydroindenyl)), 9 [Zr(Me)(THF)CpCp*] + (9), 7 [Hf(Me)(THF)Cp 2 ] + (10), 7 and [Zr(r) 3 -allyl)Cp* 2 ] + (II). 10 Oxidative cleavage o f M-Ph bonds does not occur readily under mild conditions; for example, no reaction is observed in the case of [Zr(Ph) 2 Cp 2 ]. n The dimethylferrocenium reagent [Fe(Tj-C 5 H 4 Me) 2 ][BPh4] is preferred over [FeCp 2 ][BPh 4 ] due to its greater thermal stability.…”