The reaction of {C,N-[Fe(η 5 -C 5 H 5 )(η 5 -C 5 H 3 (CH 2 NMe 2 )-2)]}Li, (FcN)Li, with zinc chloride affords the diorganozinc complex (FcN) 2 Zn (1). In solution, 1 appears as a mixture of rac and meso diastereomers, whereas in the solid state it crystallizes solely as a rac diastereomer. The ratio of rac/meso diastereomers in solution is solvent-, temperature- and concentration-dependent, consistent with an intermolecular exchange between diastereomers. An intramolecular dynamic phenomenon involving dissociation and recoordination of Zn N bonds was also observed. The reaction of 1 with zinc chloride yields the monoorganozinc compound (FcN)ZnCl (2) as a slightly soluble yellow microcrystalline powder.