Electron spin resonance of a series of biscyclopentadienyltitanium(III) hydrides. Deductions from solid-state spectra
- 1 January 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in J. Chem. Soc. A
- p. 1020-1024
- https://doi.org/10.1039/j19710001020
Abstract
The e.s.r. spectra of a series of titanium(III) hydrides of general formula (π-C5H5)2TiH2M, where M = Na, Li, MgBr, AlCl2, or AlH2, have been investigated, with particular attention to the line-width trends. The spectra from the frozen solutions of some of the hydrides are reported, and one of these is discussed in detail. An approximately tetrahedral configuration is suggested for the titanium atom, with the unpaired electron in the 3dz2 orbital which lies along the symmetry axis between the cyclopentadienyl rings and bisecting the H–Ti–H angle. The results also suggest that on going across the series from the sodium hydride to the aluminium hydrides the H–Ti–H angle steadily decreases.Keywords
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