The oxidation of titanium(III) chloride by chlorinated alkyl cyanides
Abstract
Monochloro-, dichloro-, and trichloro-acetonitrile and 1-cyano-1,1,2-trichloroethane oxidise titanium(III) chloride to yield titanium(IV) chloride–alkyl cyanide complexes. The organic reaction products were isolated from the reaction media. A mechanism for the oxidation and structures for the complexes are proposed.