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 PhCH[double bond, length half m-dash]NPh to the metal oxide model [{TiCp*(µ-O)}₃(µ₃-CH)] (Cp* = η⁵-C₅Me₅) occurs by breaking of the C[double bond, length half m-dash]N 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)(CH[double bond, length half m-dash]CHPh)], was determined by X-ray diffraction.

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