The first organometallic clusters of mixed hydrazide/hydroxylamide clusters of zinc, [Zn(MeZn)4(HNNMe2)2(ONEt2)4] and {Zn(EtZn)4[HNN(CH2)5]2(ONEt2)4} were synthesized in one-pot synthesis protocols from dialkylzinc solutions, substituted hydrazines and N,N-diethylhydroxylamine; competing for the Zn atoms, the different binding properties of hydrazide and hydroxylamide ligands in these heteroleptic clusters are discussed.
