The title compound, [ZrCl4(C15H18N2O)(C4H8O)], was formed via tetrahyd
rofuran (thf) ring opening when ZrCl4 and 2-(phenylamino)pyridine were
heated in a thf-containing reaction medium. The molecule is zwitterio
nic, with distorted octahedral coordination at the negatively charged
zirconium(IV) centre. A 2-(phenylamino)pyridinium cation is connected
to the metal centre by a residue formed through opening of a thf ring.