(Cyclopentadienyl)zirconium trichloride explained

(Cyclopentadienyl)zirconium trichloride is an organozirconium compound with the formula (CH)ZrCl. It a moisture-sensitive white solid. The compound adopts a polymeric structure.^[1] The compound has been well studied spectroscopically.^[2]

Synthesis and reactions

It is prepared by chlorination of zirconocene dichloride.^[3] Being polymeric, complex is insoluble in nonpolar solvents. It dissolves in the presence of basic ligands to give adducts.

See also

• (Cyclopentadienyl)titanium trichloride, which exists as a monomer.

Notes and References

1. Engelhardt, L. M.. Papasergio, R. I.. Raston, C. L.. White, A. H.. Crystal Structures of Trichloro(η-cyclopentadienyl)titanium(IV) and -zirconium(IV). Organometallics. 1984. 3. 18–20. 10.1021/om00079a005.
2. Rossini, A. J.. Mills, R. W.. Briscoe, G. A.. Norton, E. L.. Geier, S. J.. Hung, I.. Zheng, S.. Autschbach, J.. Schurko, R. W.. 4. Solid-State Chlorine NMR of Group IV Transition Metal Organometallic Complexes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2009. 131. 9. 3317–3330. 10.1021/ja808390a. 19256569.
3. 400. 1–2. 1990. 185–203. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. Mono(η-cyclopentadienyl)zirconium Complexes: from Coordination Chemistry to Enantioselective Catalysis. Gerhard Erker. 10.1016/0022-328X(90)83012-9.