Titanium complexes supported by a sterically encumbering N-anchored tris-arylphenoxide ligand

Neutral and cationic Ti(IV) complexes supported by the sterically demanding and trianionic ligand (O3N)3− (O3N3− = tris(2-O,3-Ad,5-tBubenzyl)amine, Ad = 1-adamantyl) have been prepared and fully characterized. Molecular structures for the neutral complexes (O3N)TiCl (left) and (O3N)Ti(OTf) (right, SO2CF3 omitted) are reported.