Tetrachlorobis(tetrahydrofuran-O)zirconium(IV)

The title compound, [ZrCl₄(C₄H₈O)₂], contains zirconium in a distorted octahedral coordination geometry, with two tetrahydrofuran ligands cis with respect to one another. The difference in trans influence of the tetrahydrofuran and chloride ligands leads to two marginally different groups of chloride ligands, with Zr-Cl bond lengths of 2.389 (11)/2.398 (8) and 2.422 (8)/2.425 (8) Å.

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