m-Terphenyl derivative of titanium(III): Cp2TiR (Cp=C 5H5; R=2,6-(4-MeC6H4) 2C6H3)

Brandon Quillian, Yuzhong Wang, Pingrong Wei, Gregory H. Robinson

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Abstract

The title compound, Cp2TiR (Cp=C5H5; R=2,6-(4-MeC6H4)2C6H3), 1, was prepared by reaction of RLi with [Cp2TiCl]2. Compound 1 was characterized by elemental analysis, EPR, and single crystal X-ray crystallography. The title compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c with the following unit cell dimensions: a=11.1466(7) Å, b=16.4429(11) Å, c=13.0786(8) Å; b=106.2040(10)°;V=2301.9(3) Å3. The EPR spectrum of 1 displays two signals, a high field signal at g=1.979 and a lower field signal at g=1.959. Significantly, 1 is a sterically encumbered m-terphenyl-stabilized trivalent titanocene paramagnetic complex and may be a practical one-electron reducing reagent.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)137-142
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Coordination Chemistry
Volume61
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008

Keywords

  • EPR
  • m-terphenyl
  • Radical
  • Titanium

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