Penta­carbonyl-2κ5C-chlorido-1κCl-bis­[1(η5)-cyclo­penta­dien­yl](μ-1-oxido­ethyl­ene-1:2κ2O:C)chromium(0)zirconium(IV)

The title compound, [CrZr(C5H5)2(C2H3O)Cl(CO)5], consists of two metal centres, with a (penta­carbonyl­chromium)oxymethyl­carbene group coordinating as a monodentate ligand to the zirconocene chloride. π-Delocalization through the Zr—O—C=Cr unit is indicated by a short Zr—O distance [2.041 (3) A] and a nearly linear Zr—O—C angle [170.5 (3)°]. Mol­ecules are aligned with their mol­ecular planes (through Zr, Cl, carbene and Cr) parallel to the ab plane. C—H⋯Cl inter­actions result in zigzag chains of mol­ecules propagating parallel to the b axis.