Toluene → Titanocene dichioride

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

A suspension of 5.46 g (17.5 mmol) of the dilithium etherate (Example 2) in 200 ml of toluene is cooled to -78° C., and 3.3 g (17.5 mmol) of titanium chloride are added. The reaction solution immediately becomes a dark red color. The mixture is stirred at room temperature for 30 hours, insoluble constituents are removed by filtration through a frit, and the dark-red toluene phase is evaporated to dryness in an oil-pump vacuum. Repeated washing with pentane gives 1.85 g of the titanocene dichioride as a brown-beige powder. The crude product is subsequently extracted for several days with pentane in a circulation frit, giving, after removal of the solvent, the titanocene dichloride as a brown solid in a yield of 13% (780 mg): m.p. 259° C. (decomp.,DSC).

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