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Titanocene dicarbonyl
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<p>Dicarbonylbis(cyclopentadienyl)titanium is the <a href="/facts/Chemical_compound/37FXqqtv">chemical compound</a> with the formula (<i>η</i>5-C5H5)2Ti(CO)2, abbreviated Cp2Ti(CO)2. This maroon-coloured, air-sensitive species is soluble in <a href="/facts/Aliphatic/9usN3neo">aliphatic</a> and <a href="/facts/Aromatic/wK0DzRY6">aromatic</a> solvents. It has been used for the <a href="/facts/Deoxygenation/je4B9r5N">deoxygenation</a> of <a href="/facts/Sulfoxides/Stk3Vnj9">sulfoxides</a>, reductive coupling of <a href="/facts/Aromatic/wK0DzRY6">aromatic</a> <a href="/facts/Aldehydes/xSIRkW03">aldehydes</a> and reduction of <a href="/facts/Aldehydes/xSIRkW03">aldehydes</a>. </p>