Formal [3+2] cycloaddition reactions between various aldehydes and 2-phosph
ino-1-zirconaindene (I) lead to stable anionic zwitterionic zirconocene com
plexes. Extension of this method to the reaction of internal or terminated
aldehyde containing dendrimers with I allows the preparation of the first d
endrimers and multidendritic macromolecules containing zwitterionic [phosph
onium anionic zirconocene(IV)] complexes.