Tetrabenzylzirconium, prepared by reaction of benzylmagnesium chloride with ZrCl4, reacts with HCl gas to give benzylzirconium chlorides; the benzylzirconium compounds show catalytic activity in the polymerization of α-olefins.
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Zucchini et al. (1969) studied this question.