(Cyclopentadienyl)titanium trichloride
(CH)TiCl is prepared by the reaction of titanocene dichloride and titanium tetrachloride:
(CH)TiCl + TiCl → 2 (CH)TiCl
The complex is electrophilic, readily forming alkoxide complexes upon treatment with alcohols. Reduction of (cyclopentadienyl)titanium trichloride with zinc powder gives the polymeric Ti(III) derivative (cyclopentadienyl)titanium dichloride:
(CH)TiCl + 0.5Zn → 1/n[(CH)TiCl] + 0.5ZnCl
Preparation and reactions
(Cyclopentadienyl)titanium trichloride is an organotitanium compound with the formula (CH)TiCl.