Petasis reagent

Not to be confused with Petasis reaction.

Petasis reagent

Structural formula of the Petasis reagent
Ball-and-stick model of the Petasis reagent
Names
IUPAC name Bis(η5-cyclopentadienyl)dimethyltitanium
Other names Dimethyltitanocene
Identifiers
CAS Number	1271-66-5 Y
ChemSpider	34981143 N
Jmol 3D model	Interactive image
InChI InChI=1S/2C5H5.2CH3.Ti/c2*1-2-4-5-3-1;;;/h2*1-5H;2*1H3;/q2*-1;;;+2 N Key: AFEQRLILWYRIDQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N N InChI=1/2C5H5.2CH3.Ti/c2*1-2-4-5-3-1;;;/h2*1-5H;2*1H3;/q2*-1;;;+2/r2C5H5.C2H6Ti/c2*1-2-4-5-3-1;1-3-2/h2*1-5H;1-2H3/q2*-1;+2 Key: AFEQRLILWYRIDQ-MEMJIDHRAL
SMILES C[Ti](C)(C)c.c1cccc1.c2cccc2
Properties
Chemical formula	C12H16Ti
Molar mass	208.13 g/mol
Vapor pressure	{{{value}}}
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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The Petasis reagent is an organotitanium compound with the formula Cp₂Ti(CH₃)₂. It is an orange-colored solid.

Preparation and use

It prepared by the salt metathesis reaction of methylmagnesium chloride or methyllithium with titanocene dichloride:

Cp₂TiCl₂ + 2 CH₃MgCl → Cp₂Ti(CH₃)₂ + 2 MgCl₂

The compound is used for transforming carbonyl groups to terminal alkenes. In terms of reactivity, it resembles the Tebbe reagent and Wittig reaction. Unlike the Wittig reaction, the Petasis reagent can react with a wide range of carbonyls, including aldehydes, ketones and esters. The Petasis reagent is also more air stable than the Tebbe reagent, and can be isolated as a pure solid, or used directly as a solution in toluene-THF.

The reaction mechanism is very similar to that of the Tebbe reagent. The active olefinating reagent, Cp₂TiCH₂, is generated in situ upon heating the solution of Petasis reagent in toluene or THF to 60 °C. With the organic carbonyl, this titanium carbene forms a four membered oxatitanacyclobutane that releases the terminal alkene.

See also

• Nysted reagent
• Titanium-Zinc Methylenation