Evidence for a direct bonding interaction between titanium and a β-C–H moiety in a titanium–ethyl compound; X-ray crystal structure of [Ti(Me2PCH2CH2PMe2)EtCl3]
Abstract
The X-ray crystal structure of [Ti(Me2PCH2CH2PMe2)EtCl3](1) shows that the Ti–C–C angle and the Ti–C(methyl) distance of the Ti–Et moiety are 85.9(6)° and 2.516(10)Å, respectively and that the Ti–H–C (methyl) distances are 2.29(Ti–H) and 1.02(H–C)Å a direct bonding interaction between the titanium atom and the β-C–H system is proposed.
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