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metal-organic compounds
The title complex, bis(μ-phenylimido)bis[dichlorobis(tetrahydrofuran)zinc], [Zr2Cl4(C6H5N)2(C4H8O)4], contains two octahedral ZrIV ions which are connected by two bridging phenylimino ligands. The Zr coordination polyhedra have significantly different geometries. In one, the chloro ligands are cis, while in the other they take up trans positions. Both ZrIV ions are situated on a twofold axis.