Reaction of[CpTi(
-
H)]
2(
-
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5:
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5-C
10H
8)
wit
hCO
2 (3 atm) leads to t
he formation of t
hebis(formato)complex[CpTi(
-
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1-(O)CHO)]
2(C
10H
8)(
1). Complex
1contains monodentate bridging formate ligands. T
hedifference bet
ween vibrational frequencies
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as(CO
2) and
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s(CO
2) is 455cm
-1, t
he largest ever observed foramonodentate formate ligand.