(Cyclopentadienyl)zirconium trichloride

(Cyclopentadienyl)zirconium trichloride is an organozirconium compound with the formula (C5H5)ZrCl3.

The compound adopts a polymeric structure.

[2] It is prepared by chlorination of zirconocene dichloride.

[3] Being polymeric, complex is insoluble in nonpolar solvents.

It dissolves in the presence of basic ligands to give adducts.