(Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)titanium trichloride is an

organotitanium compound Organotitanium chemistry is the science of organotitanium compounds describing their physical properties, synthesis, and reactions. Organotitanium compounds in organometallic chemistry contain carbon-titanium chemical bonds. They are reagents in or ...

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 Titanium tetrachloride is the inorganic compound with the formula . It is an important intermediate in the production of titanium metal and the pigment titanium dioxide. is a volatile liquid. Upon contact with humid air, it forms thick clouds o ...

. The compound is an intermediate in the synthesis of decamethyltitanocene dichloride. In the presence of

organoaluminium compound Organoaluminium chemistry is the study of compounds containing bonds between carbon and aluminium. It is one of the major themes within organometallic chemistry. Illustrative organoaluminium compounds are the dimer trimethylaluminium, the monomer ...

s and other additives, it catalyzes the polymerization of alkenes.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pentamethyclopentadienyl)titanium trichloride Chloro complexes Titanium compounds Half sandwich compounds

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