| | Identification | Back Directory |  | [Name] 
 Bis(cyclopentadienyl)dimethyltitanium
 |  | [CAS] 
 1271-66-5
 |  | [Synonyms] 
 petatis
 PETATIS REAGENT
 DIMETHYLTITANOCENE
 Dimethyltitanocene 
 (5% in Tetrahydrofuran/Toluene)
 Dimethyltitanocene (5% in Toluene)
 BIS(CYCLOPENTADIENYL)DIMETHYLTITANIUM
 BIS-(CYCLOPENTADIENYL)-DIMETHYLTITANIUM(IV)
 DiMethyltitanocene (5% in Tetrahydrofuran/Toluene)
 Bis(cyclopentadienyl)dimethyltitanium
Petasis Reagent
 Bis(cyclopentadienyl)dimethyltitanium, 5 wt% in toluene
 Bis(cyclopentadienyl)dimethyltitanium5 wt% in tolueneAcroSeal§3
 Bis(cyclopentadienyl)dimethyltitanium, 5 WT% solution in toluene
 Bis(cyclopentadienyl)dimethyltitanium, 5 wt% in toluene, AcroSeal
 |  | [Molecular Formula] 
 C12H16Ti
 |  | [MDL Number] 
 MFCD02093882
 |  | [MOL File] 
 1271-66-5.mol
 |  | [Molecular Weight] 
 208.12
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 | Chemical Properties | Back Directory |  | [Appearance] 
 Orange to dark red solution
 |  | [Melting point ] 
 >90 °C dec
 |  | [refractive index ] 
 1.49
 |  | [storage temp. ] 
 Freezer (-20°C)
 |  | [solubility ] 
 sol most aprotic organic solvents, e.g. Et2O, THF, CH2Cl2, toluene, hexanes
 |  | [form ] 
 clear liquid
 |  | [color ] 
 Orange to Red
 |  | [Water Solubility ] 
 SLOW hydrolysis
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 | Hazard Information | Back Directory |  | [Chemical Properties] 
 Orange to dark red solution
 |  | [Uses] 
 Used as reagent of low basicity and acidity, useful for the methylenation of carbonyl compounds;
 methylenates highly enolizable ketones, esters and lactones, including aldonolactones and acid-labile substrates;
 homologs of the reagent perform carbonyl alkylidenations;
 reacts with alkynes and nitriles and can initiate the ring-opening metathesis polymerization of strained cyclic alkenes;
 Bis(cyclopentadienyl)dimethyltitanium is a useful precursor for Ziegler-Natta polymerization catalysts, a cocatalyst for alkene metathesis and a catalyst for alkene hydrogenation and the dehydrogenative coupling of silanes.
 |  | [Preparation] 
 Bis(cyclopentadienyl)dimethyltitanium is prepared by a solution of Methyllithium (2.1 equiv) in Et2O is added dropwise to a suspension of Dichlorobis(cyclopentadienyl)titanium in Et2O (3-5 mL mmol-1) cooled in an ice bath. After 1 h the reaction mixture is quenched with ice water, the ether layer is separated, dried over MgSO4, filtered and evaporated. The resulting bright orange crystals of the reagent, obtained in 95% yield, are dissolved in THF or toluene and stored in the dark, in the refrigerator or freezer.
 |  | [storage] 
 Sensitive to oxygen and light, but can be briefly exposed to air and water. In the solid state the reagent is not stable for more than a few hours at rt, but it can be stored for months in the dark as a THF or toluene solution. Although it is stable in solution at rt, the reagent is best stored in a refrigerator.
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