Dalton communications. A convenient high-yield synthesis of some titanium(IV) oxo cluster compounds: crystal structure of [Ti3Cl3(µ-O2CC6H4Me-p)5(µ-O)(µ3-O)]
Abstract
The reaction of TiCl4 with a series of para-substituted benzoic acids (p-XC6H4CO2H; X = Me, Et, F or I) yields the new trinuclear oxo clusters [Ti3Cl3(µ-O2CC6H4X-p)5(µ-O)(µ3-O)] in good yield; p-ButC6H4CO2H gives [{[TiCl(O2CR)2]2O}n] but p-MeOC6H4CO2H yields only a black intractable tar.