Several new dizinc complexes that are supported by dianionic bis(amidoamine) ligands are reported. Reaction of N,N'-bis(2-dimethylaminoethyl)dibenzofuran-4,6-diamine ((LH2)-L-Me) with 2 equiv of EtZn(O'Pr) forms the dizinc bis(alkoxide) (LZn2)-L-Me(O'Pr)(2) (1), which was isolated in 76% yield. Similarly, (LH2)-L-Me reacts cleanly with EtZn(OPh) and EtZn(OCHPh2) to form (LZn2)-L-Me(OPh)(2) (2) and (LZn2)-L-Me(OCHPh2)(2) (3), respectively. The solid-state structures of 1 and 2 feature puckered [Zn-2(mu-OR)(2)](2+) cores, with short intermetal separations (2.81-2.88 angstrom). Overall, the molecules have approximate (noncrystallographic) C-2v, symmetry. The use of the more-hindered Pr-i-substituted ligand N,N'bis(2-diisopropylaminoethyl)dibenzofuran-4,6-diamine ((LH2)-L-iPr) to prepare zinc alkoxides gave similar results. Thus, reaction of (LH2)-L-iPr with 2 equiv of EtZn(OPh), EtZn(OMe), EtZn(OCHPh2), and EtZn(OCH2Ph) forms (LZn2)-L-iPr(OCH2Ph)(2) (7), respectively (isolated yields 48-63%). At 70 degrees C, C-6 D-6 solutions of 6 undergo beta-hydride transfer with 2 equiv of benzaldehyde to form 7 and benzophenone in quantitative yield (according to H-1 NMR spectroscopy). Benzene solutions of 1 react with 1 equiv of trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (Me3SiOTf) to form (LZn2)-L-Me((OPr)-Pr-i)(OTf) (8) in 70% isolated yield. In the solid state, 8 features a bridging alkoxide donor as well as a 1,3-bridging triflate group. The previously reported dinuclear organozinc species (LZn2Ph2)-L-Me (9) reacts with 1 equiv of tent-butylamine to form the protonolysis product MeLZn2(Ph )(NH'Bu) (10) in 66% isolated yield. The solid-state structure of 10 (two independent molecules) reveals a somewhat asymmetric [Zn2(mu-Ph)(mu-(NHBu)-Bu-t)](2+) core with short Zn-Zn separations [2.6761(5) and 2.6518(5) angstrom]. In CD2Cl2 solution, the Ph bridge of 10 undergoes rapid reversible cleavage. Cleavage of this bridging interaction followed by rotation about the Zn-Ph bond and re-formation of the bridging interaction results in exchange of the inequivalent ortho (and meta) protons of the phenyl ligand. Variable-temperature H-1 NMR spectroscopic data indicate that this exchange occurs with Delta G(not subset of) = 12.7(1) kcal(.)mol-1 (-27 degrees C). At 75 degrees C, toluene solutions of (LH2)-L-Me react with 2 equiv of (EtZnNHBu)-Bu-t to form the dizinc bis(amido) product (LZn2)-L-Me((NHBu)-Bu-t)(2) (11) in 46% isolated yield. The solid-state structure of 11 (two independent molecules) features a puckered and fairly symmetric [Zn-2(mu-(NHBu)-Bu-t)(2)](2+) core with short intermetal separations [2.775(1), 2.760(1) angstrom].