A new zirconocene complex, [{η5-C5H4-C(CH2) 5(CH2)2CH(CH3)2} 2ZrCl2]

Article abstract of DOI:10.1107/S0108270195005543

The title compound, dichlorobis{η ⁵-[1-(3-methylbutyl)-cyclohex-1-yl]cyclopentadienyl}zirconium(IV), [ZrCl₂-(C₁₆H₂₅)₂], has a pseudo-tetrahedral bent-metallocene structure in which the substituted cyclopentadienyl rings are asymmetrically bonded to the central Zr atom, due primarily to the interaction between the large substituents and the C1 atoms. The molecule has local C₂ symmetry with the substituents positioned in a trans arrangement and directed towards the lateral sectors of the bent-metallocene unit.