Anewpolymer,polyzirconoxanesal（PZS）,issynthesizedfromthereactionofzirconiumoxychlorideoctahydrate（ZrOCl2-8H2O）withacetylacetone（Hacac）andsalicylalcohol（SA）byone-potprotocol.Thepolymerissolubleincommonorganicsolvents,suchasethanol,methanol,acetone,tetrahydrofuranandchloroform,andexhibitsrheologywithviscosityof100-300mpasat25℃.Thesepropertiesaresuitableforusesinfabricationofceramicmatrixfibercomposites.Pyrolysisofthispolymerat1300℃inargonprovidesnanosizedZrCwithsphericalmorphologyandsizeof20-100nm.
