Resting/dormant benzyl- and allyl-type Ti(IV) complexes formed under α-olefin polymerization conditions have been detected and characterized by NMR. Experimental and computational evidence supports a formation mechanism via reversible Ti-C bond homolysis rather than "classical" σ-bond metathesis.
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Zaccaria, F., Zuccaccia, C., Cipullo, R., Budzelaar, P. H. M., Macchioni, A., Busico, V., & Ehm, C. (2018). Toluene and α-Olefins as Radical Scavengers: Direct NMR Evidence for Homolytic Chain Transfer Mechanism Leading to Benzyl and “dormant” Titanium Allyl Complexes. Organometallics, 37(22), 4189–4194. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00755
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