(Cyclopentadienyl)zirconium trichloride

(Cyclopentadienyl)zirconium-trichloride-3D-balls.png 34767-44-7 625-524-2 56846602 24589200 1S/C5H5.3ClH.Zr/c1-2-4-5-3-1;;;;/h1-3H,4H2;3*1H;/q-1;;;;+4/p-3 MYLJKJHBXQNZMW-UHFFFAOYSA-K C1C=CC=[C-]1.[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Zr+4] 5 5 1 3 white solid 2.31 g/cm3 (Cyclopentadienyl)zirconium trichloride is an organozirconium compound with the formula (C5H5)ZrCl3. It a moisture-sensitive white solid. The compound adopts a polymeric structure.Engelhardt, L. M. Papasergio, R. I. Raston, C. L. White, A. H. Crystal Structures of Trichloro(η5-cyclopentadienyl)titanium(IV) and -zirconium(IV) Organometallics 1984 3 18–20 10.1021/om00079a005 The compound has been well studied spectroscopically.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 2009JAChS.131.3317R Synthesis and reactions It is prepared by chlorination of zirconocene dichloride.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 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. References Category:Zirconium(IV) compounds Category:Chloro complexes Category:Organozirconium compounds Category:Cyclopentadienyl complexes Category:Coordination polymers