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-Bu^tC₆H₄CO₂H gives [{[TiCl(O₂CR)₂]₂O}_n] but p-MeOC₆H₄CO₂H yields only a black intractable tar.