Titanium isopropoxide

Titanium isopropoxide
Names
	IUPAC name Titanium isopropoxide
	Other names Tetraisopropyl titanate ; Titanium(IV) i-propoxide ; Titanium tetraisopropoxide ; Tetraisopropyl orthotitanate
Identifiers
CAS Number	546-68-9 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:139496;
ChemSpider	21106214;
ECHA InfoCard	100.008.100
EC Number	208-909-6;
PubChem CID	11026;
UNII	76NX7K235Y ;
UN number	1993
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID5027196 ;
	InChI Key: VXUYXOFXAQZZMF-UHFFFAOYSA-N; InChI=1S/4C3H7O.Ti/c41-3(2)4;/h43H,1-2H3;/q4*-1;+4;
	SMILES CC(C)O[Ti](OC(C)C)(OC(C)C)OC(C)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C12H28O4Ti
Molar mass	284.219 g·mol−1
Appearance	colorless to light-yellow liquid
Density	0.96 g/cm3
Melting point	17 °C (63 °F; 290 K) approximation
Boiling point	232 °C (450 °F; 505 K)
Solubility in water	Reacts to form TiO2
Solubility	soluble in ethanol, ether, benzene, chloroform
Refractive index (nD)	1.46
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H226, H318, H319, H336
Precautionary statements	P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264, P271, P280, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P312, P337+P313, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501
	Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)	7600 mg/kg (rat, oral)
Related compounds
Other anions	Titanium methoxide; Titanium ethoxide; Titanium butoxide
Other cations	Aluminium isopropoxide
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Titanium isopropoxide, also commonly referred to as titanium tetraisopropoxide or TTIP, is a chemical compound with the formula Ti{OCH(CH₃)₂}₄. This alkoxide of titanium(IV) is used in organic synthesis and materials science. It is a diamagnetic tetrahedral molecule. Titanium isopropoxide is a component of the Sharpless epoxidation, a method for the synthesis of chiral epoxides.

The structures of the titanium alkoxides are often complex. Crystalline titanium methoxide is tetrameric with the molecular formula Ti₄(OCH₃)₁₆. Alkoxides derived from bulkier alcohols such as isopropyl alcohol aggregate less. Titanium isopropoxide is mainly a monomer in nonpolar solvents.

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