The reaction of ZnCl2 with KC5Me4SiMe3provides Zn(C5Me4SiMe3)2, structurally characterized byX-ray crystallography as the first zincocene with nonparallel cyclopentadienyl rings.
The reaction of ZnCl2 with KC5Me4SiMe3 provides Zn(C5Me4SiMe3)2, the only zincocene structurally characterized by X-ray crystallography that has a nonslipped sandwich structure.