The first structurally characterized monomeric bis(cyclopentadienyl)titanium(III) hydride, (C(5)PhMe(4))(2)TiH (4), was synthesized by hydrogenolysis of (C(5)PhMe(4))(2)TiMe (5). Hydride 4 was found to be a monomeric bent sandwich by X-ray diffraction methods, and the pentamethylcyclopentadienyl analogue (C(5)Me(5))(2)TiH (3) is concluded to possess a similar molecular structure by comparison between the spectroscopic and reactivity data for 3 and 4.
The first structurally characterized monomeric bis(cyclopentadienyl)titanium(III) hydride, (C(5)PhMe(4))(2)TiH (4), was synthesized by hydrogenolysis of (C(5)PhMe(4))(2)TiMe (5). Hydride 4 was found to be a monomeric bent sandwich by X-ray diffraction methods, and the pentamethylcyclopentadienyl analogue (C(5)Me(5))(2)TiH (3) is concluded to possess a similar molecular structure by comparison between the spectroscopic and reactivity data for 3 and 4.