Dizincocene as a Building Block for Novel Zn-Zn-Bonded Compounds?

The reaction of decamethyldizincocene (Cp*(2)Zn(2), 1) with MesnacnacH proceeds with protonation of the Cp* substituent and subsequent formation of the zinc-zinc-bonded complex (Mesnacnac)(2)Zn(2) (3).