The lithium amide [3,5-Me2PhN(Ad)]Li•Et2O (L) reacts with ZrCl4(THF)2 to give ZrClL3. Reactions of ZrClL3 with MeLi and NaBH4 produce the corresponding ZrMeL3 (2) and Zr(BH4)L3 (3), respectively. The molecular structures of 2 and 3 were determined by X-ray crystallography. Crystal data are as follows. 2: C55H75N3Zr, FW 869.45, orthorhombic, Pcab; a = 19.2436(3) Å,b = 45.9342(4) Å, c = 21.2935(3) Å, V = 18822.2(4) Å3Z = 8; 3: C54H76BN3Zr, FW 869.25, orthorhombic; Pbc21, a = 11.5399(3) Å,b = 19.4091(4) Å, c = 20.4471(5) Å,V = 4579.72(19) Å3Z = 4. Keywords: zirconium, amide, alkyl, borohydride, structure.