Citation:
Kilpatrick AFR, Green JC, Cloke GFN, Tsoureas N. Bis(pentalene)di-titanium: A bent double-sandwich complex with a very short Ti-Ti bond. Chemical Communications. 2013;49(82):9434 - 9436.
Abstract:
The novel bimetallic bis(pentalene) complex Ti2(μ:η5,η5-Pn†)2 (Pn† = C8H4(SiiPr3-1,4)2) has been synthesised and structurally characterised. Structural data show a Ti-Ti distance of 2.399(2) å, consistent with a strong metal-metal interaction, which DFT calculations best describe as a double bond with σ and π components. © 2013 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
