Synonym(s): Dimethyldicyclopentadienylzirconium; Dimethylzirconocene
Formula: (C5H5)2Zr(CH3)2
Formula Weight: 251.48
CAS No.: 12636-72-5
Purity: 97%
Application: Catalyst for:
• Cationic ring-opening polymerization reactions
• Markovnikov-selective intermolecular hydrothiolation of terminal alkynes
• Ziegler-Natta polymerizations of alkenes
• Methylalumination of heterosubstituted arylethynes
• Precatalyst for intramolecular hydroamination/cyclisation of aminoallenes
Packaging: 1 g in ampule
Melting Point: 170°C (dec.)(lit.)