(Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)titanium_trichloride

(Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)titanium trichloride

(Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)titanium trichloride

Chemical compound

(Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)titanium trichloride is an organotitanium compound with the formula Cp*TiCl3 (Cp* = C5(CH3)5). It is an orange solid. The compound adopts a piano stool geometry. An early synthesis involve the combination of lithium pentamethylcyclopentadienide and titanium tetrachloride.[2]

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The compound is an intermediate in the synthesis of decamethyltitanocene dichloride. In the presence of organoaluminium compounds and other additives, it catalyzes the polymerization of alkenes.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Trichloro(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)titanium(IV) 446289". Sigma-Aldrich.
  2. [2]
    King, R.B.; Bisnette, M.B. (1967). "Organometallic chemistry of the transition metals XXI. Some π-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl derivatives of various transition metals". Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 8 (2): 287–297. doi:10.1016/S0022-328X(00)91042-8.
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    Ishihara, N.; Kuramoto, M.; Uoi, M. (1988). "Stereospecific polymerization of styrene giving the syndiotactic polymer". Macromolecules. 21 (12): 3356–3360. Bibcode:1988MaMol..21.3356I. doi:10.1021/ma00190a003.
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    Stephan, Douglas W.; Stewart, Jeffrey C.; Guérin, Frédéric; Courtenay, Silke; Kickham, James; Hollink, Emily; Beddie, Chad; Hoskin, Aaron; Graham, Todd; Wei, Pingrong; Spence, Rupert E. v. H.; Xu, Wei; Koch, Linda; Gao, Xiaoliang; Harrison, Daryll G. (2003). "An Approach to Catalyst Design: Cyclopentadienyl-Titanium Phosphinimide Complexes in Ethylene Polymerization". Organometallics. 22 (9): 1937–1947. doi:10.1021/om020954t.
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