Mono- and binuclear complexes of low-valent zirconium

This thesis is a study on the synthesis and reactivity of low-valent zirconium. The investigation can be divided in two parts: the first describes the chemistry of mono-cyclopentadienyl Zr (II) complexes (Chapter II, III and IV), and the second describes some synthetic pathways successfully used for the preparation of metallocenic and related type Zr (II) complexes. (Chapter V and VI)