Titanium Hydride Formation through Hydrogen Transfer from 2‐Methylpyridine to a Titanium Fulvene Compound; the First Structurally Characterized Terminal Titanium Hydride

Abstract

An unusual structure and a unique route of formation characterize the title compound 1. It is formed from the fulvene-titanium compound [Cp*(C5Me4CH2)Ti] and 2-methylpyridine in ether. H-6 of the pyridine derivative migrates to Ti, and the fulvene ligand is transformed by CC bond formation into a functionalized cyclopentadienyl ligand (Cp*=η5Me5).