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Difluorenyl zinc (fluorenyl = Fl) gives with AlCl3 in THF the salt [AlCl2(THF)4][ZnCl3(THF)] (1) while the corresponding reaction with GaCl3 leads to the THF stabilized gallane [GaFl3(THF)] (2). As a result of the reactions of InCl3 and TlCl3 by the mentioned way above only the complex [InCl3(THF)3] (3) could be isolated. The mixture of solvents DME/THF gives the complex [InCl3(DME)(THF)] (4). For a comparison of the binding parameters with the zincate ion [ZnCl3(THF)]- the compound [ZnCl2(THF)2] (5) has been synthesized. 1-5 were characterized by NMR and IR techniques. 1, 2 · toluene, 3 and 5 could also be investigated by X-ray structure analysis. According this, 1 possesses a cation with a linear AlCl2 unit and a zincate ion, which is only sligthly pyramidalisized by the THF ligand. 2 contains also a distorted tetrahedral coordinated metal center. For 3 a meridional arrangement of the THF ligands was found. In 5 the absence of a negative charge leads to a shortening of the bond lengths in comparison to the zincate ion [ZnCl3(THF)]-.