Titanium bis(acetylacetonate)dichloride is the

coordination complex A coordination complex consists of a central atom or ion, which is usually metallic and is called the ''coordination centre'', and a surrounding array of bound molecules or ions, that are in turn known as ''ligands'' or complexing agents. Many ...

with the formula Ti(C₅H₇O₂)₂Cl₂. It is a common acetylacetonate complex of titanium. It is a red-orange solid that hydrolyzes slowly in air. The complex is prepared by treatment of

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 ...

with excess

acetylacetone Acetylacetone is an organic compound with the chemical formula . It is a colorless liquid, classified as a 1,3- diketone. It exists in equilibrium with a tautomer . These tautomers interconvert so rapidly under most conditions that they are tr ...

: :TiCl₄ + 2 Hacac → Ti(acac)₂Cl₂ + 2 HCl It is an octahedral complex that crystallizes as a

racemic mixture In chemistry, a racemic mixture, or racemate (), is one that has equal amounts of left- and right-handed enantiomers of a chiral molecule or salt. Racemic mixtures are rare in nature, but many compounds are produced industrially as racemates. ...

of the chiral ''cis'' isomers. It is fluxional in solution, as the result of rapid ''cis–trans'' equilibrium.

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