Electrochemical Studies of Organotitanium Nitrogen Fixation Systems

Abstract

The electrochemical reduction of compounds of the type (π-Cp)2Ti(R)Cl (R = Cl, CH3, C6H5, C5F5, OTiCl(π-Cp)2) in ether solvents has been studied using the techniques of polarography, controlled potential electrolysis, and cyclic voltammetry. The one-electron reduction products, presumably (π-Cp)2TiR (R = CH3, C6F5), are initially green in tetrahydrofuran but, in a dinitrogen or argon atmosphere, they form intensely blue solutions which result from the reaction of (π-Cp)2TiR with tetrahydrofuran solvent.