Amine elimination synthesis of a titanium(<scp>IV</scp>) N-heterocyclic carbene complex with short intramolecular Cl⋯C_carbenecontacts

Abstract

The reaction of 1,3-dimesitylimidazolium chloride with Ti(NMe(2))(4) results in the 1,3-dimesitylimadazol-2-ylidene complex of Ti(NMe(2))(2)Cl(2)(3); the X-ray crystal structure of 3 evidences short intramolecular Cl...C(carbene) contacts.