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Acta Cryst. (2003). E59, m83-m84 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536803002046 ]

Tetrakis(tert-butyl 3-oxobutanoato)zirconium(IV)

U. K. Urs, M. S. Dharmaprakash, S. A. Shivashankar and T. N. Guru Row

Abstract: The structure of the title compound, [Zr(C₈H₁₃O₃)₄], an MOCVD precursor, has been determined. The zirconium coordination geometry is dodecahedral and the chelate rings are significantly non-planar. The Zr atom lies on a $\overline 4$ axis, so the asymmetric unit contains only one ligand.

Online 31 January 2003