Complex sentence: The alkoxides of titanium (IV), prepared by reacting TiCl 4 with alcohols, are volatile, colourless compounds that convert to the dioxide on reaction with water; they are industrially useful for depositing solid TiO 2 via the sol-gel process.
Split into simpler sentences: The alkoxides of titanium (IV), prepared by reacting TiCl 4 with alcohols, are colourless compounds that convert to the dioxide on reaction with water. They are industrially useful for depositing solid TiO 2 via the sol-gel process.