The Crystal Structure of [Li8Ti10F36O4(C5Me5)4(thf)8]
Andrej Pevec* and Alojz Demšar
Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana,
Aškerčeva 5, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
* Corresponding author: E-mail:
andrej.pevec@fkkt.uni-lj.si
Abstract
The crystals of the cluster [Li8Ti10F36O4(C5Me5)4(thf)8]
3 were isolated as the product of hydrolysis of [{(C5Me5)TiF3}4(LiF)2(thf)2]
2. The metal atoms in the cluster are six-coordinate (Ti and Li), or
four-coordinate (Li). The oxido ligands form unsymmetrical oxido bridges Ti=O–Ti
with a double-bond character. The mechanism of the cluster formation is proposed.
Keywords: Titanium, lithium, fluoride, X-ray structure