Organotitanoxanes with Unique Structure among Transition-Element Organometallic Oxide Derivatives

The synthesis of novel titanoxane compounds, [{(TiCl)(Ti)[μ-(η5-C5Me4SiMe2O-κO)]2(μ-O)}2(μ-O)] (4) and [{Ti[μ-(η5-C5Me4SiMe2O-κO)](μ-O)}6] (5), by controlled hydrolysis of a dinuclear titanium/oxo complex is described. Complexes 4 and 5 show unprecedented structural features for organometallic oxide derivatives of transition elements and represent unique fully characterized examples of tetra- and hexanuclear organo-transition-metal oxide compounds with an open-chain and a monocyclic structure, respectively.