The yellow titanium(IV) carbene complex [TiCl4(1)], 2 (1 = N,N’-bis(2,2-dimethylpropyl)benzimidazol-2-ylidene) was synthesized by reaction of TiCl4 and the benzannulated carbene 1 in toluene. The X-ray structure analysis revealed a mononuclear complex with a titanium(IV) center coordinated in a distorted trigonal-bipyramidal fashion by the carbene ligand in an equatorial position and four chloro ligands