Studies on the chemical reduction of polynuclear titanium(IV) nitrido complexes.

The redox chemistry of cube-type titanium(IV) nitrido complexes [{Ti(η-CMe)(R)}(μ-N)] (R = η-CMe (1), N(SiMe) (2), η-CHSiMe (3), and η-CH (4)) was investigated by electrochemical methods and chemical reactions. Cyclic voltammetry studies indicate that 1-4 undergo a reversible one-electron reduction at -1.8 V .