The previously reported reaction of
dichloridodi(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium [(C5H5)2ZrCl2]
with aniline or other bases has been shown to involve water as a reactant, with
formation of the oxygen-bridged bis[chloridodi(cyclopentadienyl)- zirconium]
oxide, [(C5H5),ZrCl]2O, containing the linkage
Zr-0-Zr. The compound is diamagnetic, stable to air and water, and can be
sublimed in a vacuum at 200-220�. The crystals are monoclinic, with four
molecules per unit cell. The structure was established by mass, infrared, near
infrared, and proton magnetic resonance spectral examination, and by reaction
of the compound with deuterium-labelled and tritium-labelled hydrogen chloride
to regenerate unlabelled dichloridodi(cyclopentadienyl)-zirconium.
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