title: The first structurally characterized nonorganometallic titanium(III) alkoxo-bridged dinuclear complexes.
abstract: The reaction of [Ti4(OMe)14Cl2] (1) with an excess of AlMe3 gave the cocrystallite [Ti2(mu-OMe)2(mu-Cl)Cl3(thf)3].[Ti2(mu-OMe)3Cl3(thf)3] (2.3) species in a 1:1 ratio. Similar to 2, [Ti2(mu-OEt)2(mu-Cl)Cl3-(thf)3] (4) was obtained in the reaction of an equimolar mixture of TiCl4 and Ti(OEt)4 with Al/AlMe3. The short distance [2.543(1)av A in 2.3 and 2.599(1) A in 4] between "Ti(+3)" atoms, their diamagnetism, and ELF analysis indicate the presence of a Ti-Ti bond.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, 14, F. Joliot-Curie, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland.
authors.forename: Józef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Utko
authors.forename: Szymon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Przybylak
authors.forename: Lucjan B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Jerzykiewicz
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mierzwicki
authors.forename: Zdzisław
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Latajka
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sobota