Bis[N,N'-diisopropyl-N-(trimethylsilyl)benzamidinium] di-mu-chloro-bis[tetrachlorozirconate(IV)] dichloromethane disolvate.

The structure of the salt of the di-mu-chloro-bis[tetrachlorozirconate(IV)] anion and the N,N'-isopropyl-N-(trimethylsilyl)benzamidinium cation, (C(16)H(29)N(2)Si)(2)[Zr(2)Cl(10)].2CH(2)Cl(2), is reported. The anion lies about an inversion centre and shows a substantially octahedral coordination around Zr, while the structure of the cation is unequivocally assigned as that of a benzamidinium ion.