(Cyclopentadienyl)titanium trichloride
(Cyclopentadienyl)titanium trichloride is an organotitanium compound with the formula (C5H5)TiCl3. It is a moisture sensitive orange solid. The compound adopts a piano stool geometry.[1]
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Titanocene trichloride | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.156.156  |
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| C5H5Cl3Ti | |
| Molar mass | 219.31 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | orange solid |
| Density | 1.768 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 210 °C (410 °F; 483 K) |
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Preparation and reactions
(C5H5)TiCl3 is prepared by the reaction of titanocene dichloride and titanium tetrachloride:
- (C5H5)2TiCl2 + TiCl4 → 2 (C5H5)TiCl3
The complex is electrophilic, readily forming alkoxide complexes upon treatment with alcohols.[2]
See also
- (Cyclopentadienyl)zirconium trichloride
- (Pentamethylclopentadienyl)titanium trichloride
- (Indenyl)titanium trichloride[3]
References
- Rossini, A. J.; Mills, R. W.; Briscoe, G. A.; Norton, E. L.; et al. (2009). "Solid-State Chlorine NMR of Group IV Transition Metal Organometallic Complexes". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 131 (9): 3317–3330. doi:10.1021/ja808390a. PMID 19256569.
- Andreas Hafner; Rudolf O. Duthaler (2001). "Trichloro(cyclopentadienyl)titanium". EEROS. doi:10.1002/047084289X.rt202m. ISBN 0471936235.
- Morris, Robert J.; Shaw, Scott L.; Jefferis, Jesse M.; Storhoff, James J.; et al. (2007). "Monoindenyltrichloride Complexes of Titanium(IV), Zirconium(IV), and Hafnium(IV)". Inorganic Syntheses. pp. 215–221. doi:10.1002/9780470132630.ch36. ISBN 9780470132630.
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