(Cyanido-κC)(2,2-diphenylacetamido-κ2N,O)bis(η5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium(IV)

Abstract

In the title compound, [Zr(C10H15)2(C14H12NO)(CN)], the ZrIVatom is coordinated by two pentamethylcyclopentadienyl ligands, the amidate ligandviathe N and O atoms, and an additional C[triple-bond]N ligand. The four-membered metallacycle is nearly planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.008 Å). In the crystal, the molecules are connected into centrosymmetric dimersviapairs of N—H...N hydrogen bonds.