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Titanium(IV) chloride

≥99.995% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

TTC, Titanium tetrachloride

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Linear Formula:
TiCl4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
189.68
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.55

vapor pressure

50 mmHg ( 55 °C)
9.6 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Quality Level

Assay

≥99.995% trace metals basis

form

liquid
liquid

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: titanium

bp

135-136 °C (lit.)
136.4 °C

mp

−25 °C (lit.)

density

1.73 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

Cl[Ti](Cl)(Cl)Cl

InChI

1S/4ClH.Ti/h4*1H;/q;;;;+4/p-4

InChI key

XJDNKRIXUMDJCW-UHFFFAOYSA-J

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General description

Titanium(IV) chloride participates in the Baylis-Hillman reaction of arylaldehydes with methyl vinyl ketone. Neutral solutions of TiCl4 having a pH in the range of 2.5 to 6.0 (prepared by the addition of magnesium oxide as a base) are used to synthesize nanosized titanium dioxide.

Application

Activates pyrrolidines for improved conversion, via a modified Bouveault reaction, to the corresponding α,α-dimethylamines.
Promotes a highly selective aldol reaction of (S)-2-benzyloxy-3-pentanone in THF or DME.
Titanium(IV) chloride has been used in the synthesis of anatase TiO2 structures with macropores (250nm in diameter) and mesoscale pores (50nm in diameter).

Pictograms

CorrosionSkull and crossbones

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 1 Inhalation - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Supplementary Hazards

Storage Class Code

6.1B - Non-combustible, acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Victor Rodríguez-Cisterna et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 72(17), 6631-6633 (2007-07-20)
Stereoselectivity of TiCl4-mediated aldol reactions from (S)-2-benzyloxy-3-pentanone is dramatically improved when the reaction is carried out in the presence of 1.1 equiv of tetrahydrofuran (THF) or 1,2-dimethoxyethane (DME). The resultant 2,4-syn-4,5-syn adducts are then obtained in diastereomeric ratios up to
A Review of Mesoporous TiO2 Thin Films
Wang J, et al.
Material Matters, 7(2) null
Precipitation of nanosized titanium dioxide from aqueous titanium (IV) chloride solutions by neutralization with MgO.
Li Y and Demopoulos GP.
Hydrometallurgy, 90(1), 26-33 (2008)
Denton, S.M. Wood, A.
Synlett, 55-55 (1999)
Soji Shimizu et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 49(16), 1621-1623 (2013-01-23)
Pyrrolopyrrole aza-BODIPY analogues were synthesized from diketopyrrolopyrrole and heteroaromatic amines in the presence of titanium tetrachloride. These novel compounds exhibit intense absorption in the visible region and strong emission with high fluorescence quantum yields greater than 0.8.

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