2,2'-Biphenylbis(η-cyclopentadienyl)titanium

Abstract

The Ti atom in the title compound, [Ti(η-C5H5)2(C12H8)], has a distorted tetrahedral coordination and is attached to two cyclopentadienyl rings and two C atoms in the 2 and 2′ positions of the biphenyl ligand. The two eclipsed cyclopentadienyl (Cp) rings are bent back to make room for the σ-bonded biphenyl ligand. The Cp(centroid)—Ti—Cp(centroid) angles are in the range 135.7 (2)–137.3 (2)° for the three independent molecules in the asymmetric unit.