Synthesis, Structure, and Polymerization Activity of a Titanium Complex with a Chelating [(Hydroxy-κO)amino-κN]phenolato(2−)-κO Ligand

A novel titanium complex with a chelating nitroxide ligand, dichloro-2-{[(hydroxy-κO)phenylamino-κN)phenylmethyl}phenolato(2−)-2κO}(tetrahydrofuran)titanium (1), was synthesized and characterized by NMR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and single-crystal X-ray crystallography. In the presence of methylaluminoxane (MAO), 1 displayed moderate activity for the polymerization of propylene.