Stephane Daniele, Peter B. Hitchcock and Michael F. Lappert
The structurally characterised meta- and para-dimetallacyclophanes [RN(C6H4)N(R)Zr(NMe2)2N(R)(C6H4)N(R)Zr- (NMe2)2] (R = SiMe3), obtained from [{Zr(NMe2)3(µ-NMe2)}2] and C6H4[N(H)R]2-1,3 or -1,4 (2 mol), are catalysts (with methylaluminoxane) for the polymerisation of ethylene.