In the title compound, [Zr(C 5H 4F 3O 2) 4]·C 7H 8, the Zr atom is in a square-antiprismatic coordination geometry that comprises four O, O′-bidentate trifluoroacetylacetonate ligands. The O—Zr—O bite angles of the acetonate ligands range from 75.27 (5) to 75.41 (5)°. The Zr atom is located on a twofold rotation axis.