TITANIUM ISOPROPOXIDE

Boiling Point: 58° / 1

EINECS Number: 208-909-6

Melting Point: 15-19°

Molecular Weight: 284.25

Specific Gravity: 0.937

Flashpoint: 25°C (77°F)

HMIS Key: 2-3-1-X

Hydrolytic Sensitivity: 7: reacts slowly with moisture/water

Formula: C₁₂H₂₈O₄Ti

Refractive Index: 1.4654

TSCA: TSCA

Application: Vapor phase pyrolysis gives oxide.¹
Yields coatings of barium titanate in combination with Ba(OR)₂.²
Utilized in spray pyrolysis synthesis of BaTiO₃ and SrTiO₃.³
Catalyst for rearrangement⁴ and cleavage⁵ of epoxy alcohols.
Catalyst for cyclization of ?-amino acids to lactams.⁶
In combination with lead alkyls yields PZT films by MOCVD.⁷
Review of reactions in combination with Grignard reagents and various organic substrates.⁸
In combination with triethylamine and trimethylchlorosilane extends aldehydes to two carbons to enals.⁹

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Fieser: F&F: Vol. 6, p. 11; Vol. 10, p. 404; Vol. 11, p. 3724 Vol. 12, p. 19, 504; Vol. 13, p. 13; Vol. 14, p. 247, 311; Vol. 16, p. 339; Vol. 17, p. 347.

Additional Properties: Metal content: 16.6-16.9% Ti
Molecular complexity: 1.4
?Hform: -377 kcal/mole
?Hvap: 14.7 kcal/mole
Soluble: heptane, isopropanol
Vapor pressure, 50°: 0.9 mm
Vapor pressure, 100°: 19 mm