Photochemical incorporation of N-benzylidene(phenyl)amine into the complex [{Ti(η5-C5Me5)(η-O)}3(µ3-CH)] as a model of the titanium oxide surface†

Abstract

The photochemical incorporation of PhCHNPh to the metal oxide model [{TiCp*(µ-O)}₃(µ₃-CH)] (Cp* = η⁵-C₅Me₅) occurs by breaking of the CN imine bond and formation of µ-imido and σ-alkenyl groups on the [Ti₃O₃] core; the crystal structure of the obtained product, [{TiCp*(µ-O)}₃(µ-NPh)(CHCHPh)], was determined by X-ray diffraction.