Abstract: | ZrCl4 reacts with LiCH3 at molar ratios 1 :>6 in diethylether/toluene mixtures at about ?40°C to from Li2Zr((CH3)6]. After removal of the solvents the complex compound can be separated from the ether-free residue by redissolving it in toluene. Evaporation of the toluene at ?23°C yields yellow, crystalline Li2Zr(CH3)6]. |