Titanium(III) chloride
| Titanium(III) chloride | |
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 β-TiCl3 viewed along the chains |
 TiCl3 solution |
| Other names titanium trichloride | |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 7705-07-9  |
| PubChem | 62646 |
| ChemSpider | 56398 |
| EC number | 231-728-9 |
| RTECS number | XR1924000 |
| Jmol-3D images | {{#if:Cl[Ti](Cl)Cl|Image 1 |
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| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | TiCl3 |
| Molar mass | 154.225 g/mol |
| Appearance | red-violet crystals hygroscopic |
| Density | 2.64 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 425 °C (decomposes) |
| Boiling point | 960 °C |
| Solubility in water | very soluble |
| Solubility | soluble in acetone, acetonitrile, certain amines; insoluble in ether and hydrocarbons |
| Refractive index (nD) | 1.4856 |
| Hazards | |
| MSDS | External MSDS |
| EU Index | Not listed |
| Main hazards | Corrosive |
| Related compounds | |
| Other anions | Titanium(III) fluoride Titanium(III) bromide Titanium(III) iodide |
| Other cations | Scandium(III) chloride Chromium(III) chloride Vanadium(III) chloride |
| Related compounds | Titanium(IV) chloride Titanium(II) chloride |
(verify) (what is: / ?)Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa) | |
| Infobox references | |
Titanium(III) chloride is the inorganic compound with the formula TiCl3. At least four distinct species have this formula; additionally hydrated derivatives are known. TiCl3 is one of the most common halides of titanium and is an important catalyst for the manufacture of polyolefins.
Structure and bonding
In TiCl3, each Ti atom has one d electron, rendering its derivatives paramagnetic, i.e. the substance is attracted into a magnetic field. The trihalides of hafnium and zirconium: in these heavier metals engage in metal-metal bonding. Solutions of titanium(III) chloride are violet, which arises from excitations of its d-electron. The colour is not very intense since the transition is forbidden by the Laporte selection rule.
Four solid forms or polymorphs of TiCl3 are known. All feature titanium in an octahedral coordination sphere. These forms can be distinguished by crystallography as well as by their magnetic properties, which probes exchange interactions. β-TiCl3 crystallizes as brown needles. Its structure consists of chains of TiCl6 octahedra that share opposite faces such that the closest Ti—Ti contact is 2.91 Å. This short distance indicates strong metal-metal interactions (See Figure in upper right). The three violet "layered" forms, named for their color and their tendency to flake, are called alpha, gamma, and delta. In α-TiCl3, the chloride anions are hexagonal close-packed. In γ-TiCl3, the chlorides anions are cubic close-packed. Finally, disorder in shift successions, causes an intermediate between alpha and gamma structures, called the delta (δ) form. The TiCl6 share edges in each form, with 3.60 Å being the shortest distance between the titanium cations. This large distance between titanium cations precludes direct metal-metal bonding. In contrast, direct Zr-Zr bonding is indicated in zirconium(III) chloride. The difference between the Zr(III) and Ti(III) materials is attributed in part to the relative radii of these metal centers.[1]
Synthesis and reactivity
TiCl3 is produced usually by reduction of titanium(IV) chloride. Older reduction methods used hydrogen:[2]
- 2 TiCl4 + H2 → 2 HCl + 2 TiCl3
It is conveniently reduced with aluminium and sold as a mixture with aluminium trichloride, TiCl3·AlCl3. This mixture can be separated to afford TiCl3(THF)3.[3]
Its hydrate can be synthesised by dissolving titanium in aqueous hydrochloric acid.
- 2 Ti + 6 HCl + 3 H2O → 2 TiCl3(H2O)3 + 3 H2
TiCl3 forms a variety of coordination complexes, most of which are octahedral. The light-blue crystalline adduct TiCl3(THF)3 forms when TiCl3 is treated with tetrahydrofuran.[4]
- TiCl3 + 3 C4H8O → TiCl3(OC4H8)3
An analogous dark green complex arises from complexation with dimethylamine. In a reaction where all ligands are exchanged, TiCl3 is a precursor to the tris acetylacetonate complex.
The more reduced titanium(II) chloride is prepared by the thermal disproportionation of TiCl3 at 500 °C. The equilibrium is driven by the loss of volatile TiCl4:[5]
- 2 TiCl3 → TiCl2 + TiCl4
The ternary halides, such as A3TiCl6, have structures that depend on the cation (A+) added.[6] Caesium chloride treated with titanium(II) chloride and hexachlorobenzene produces crystalline CsTi2Cl7. In these structures Ti3+ exhibits octahedral coordination geometry.[7]
Applications
TiCl3 is the main Ziegler-Natta catalyst, responsible for most industrial production of polypropylene. The catalytic activities depend strongly on the polymorph and the method of preparation.[8]
Laboratory use
TiCl3 is also a reagent in organic synthesis, useful for reductive coupling reactions, often in the presence of added reducing agents such as zinc. It reduces oximes to imines.[9] Titanium trichloride can reduce nitrate to ammonium ion thereby allowing for the sequential analysis of nitrate and ammonia.[10] Slow deterioration occurs in air-exposed titanium trichloride, often resulting in erratic results, e.g. in reductive coupling reactions.[11]
Safety
TiCl3 and most of its complexes are typically handled under an air-free conditions to prevent reactions with oxygen and moisture. Depending on the method for its preparation, samples of TiCl3 can be relatively air stable or pyrophoric.[2][12]
References
- ↑ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 0080379419.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 T. R. Ingraham, K. W. Downes, P. Marier, "Titanium(III) Chloride" Inorganic Syntheses, 1960, vol 6, pp. 52–56. doi: 10.1002/9780470132371.ch16
- ↑ Jones, N. A.; Liddle, S. T.; Wilson, C.; Arnold, P. L. (2007). "Titanium(III) Alkoxy-N-heterocyclic Carbenes and a Safe, Low-Cost Route to TiCl3(THF)3". Organometallics 26: 755–757. doi:10.1021/om060486d.
- ↑ Manzer, L. E.; Deaton, Joe; Sharp, Paul; Schrock, R. R. (1982). "Tetrahydrofuran Complexes of Selected Early Transition Metals". Inorg. Synth. 21: 137. doi:10.1002/9780470132524.ch31.
- ↑ Holleman, A. F.; Wiberg, E. "Inorganic Chemistry" Academic Press: San Diego, 2001. ISBN 0-12-352651-5.
- ↑ Hinz, D.; Gloger, T. and Meyer, G. (2000). "Ternary halides of the type A3MX6. Part 9. Crystal structures of Na3TiCl6 and K3TiCl6". Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie 626 (4): 822–824. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1521-3749(200004)626:4<822::AID-ZAAC822>3.0.CO;2-6.
- ↑ Jongen, L. and Meyer, G. (2004). "Caesium heptaiododititanate(III), CsTi2I7". Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie 630 (2): 211–212. doi:10.1002/zaac.200300315.
- ↑ Kenneth S. Whiteley,T. Geoffrey Heggs, Hartmut Koch, Ralph L. Mawer, Wolfgang Immel, "Polyolefins" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 2005, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a21_487
- ↑ Lise-Lotte Gundersen, Frode Rise, Kjell Undheim, José Méndez-Andino, "Titanium(III) Chloride" in Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis doi:10.1002/047084289X.rt120.pub2
- ↑ "Determining Ammonium & Nitrate ions using a Gas Sensing Ammonia Electrode". Soil and Crop Science Society of Florida, Vol. 65, 2006, D.W.Rich, B.Grigg, G.H.Snyder
- ↑ Fleming, M. P; McMurry, J. E., "Reductive Coupling of Carbonyls to Alkenes: Adamantylideneadamantane", Org. Synth.; Coll. Vol. 7: 1
- ↑ Pohanish, Richard P. and Greene, Stanley A. (2009). Wiley Guide to Chemical Incompatibilities (3 ed.). John Wiley & Sons. p. 1010. ISBN 9780470523308.
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