page_title: Titanium butoxide
section_title: Structure and synthesis
hierarchical_section_title: Titanium butoxide / Structure and synthesis
caption_attribution_description: English: A partial structure of titanium(IV) ethoxide.
context_page_description: Titanium butoxide is an metal-organic chemical compound with the formula Ti(OBu)₄. It is a colorless odorless liquid, although aged samples are yellowish with a weak alcohol-like odor. It is soluble in many organic solvents. It hydrolyzes to give titanium dioxide, which allows deposition of TiO₂ coatings of various shapes and sizes down to the nanoscale.
context_section_description: Like most titanium alkoxides (exception: titanium isopropoxide), Ti(OBu)₄ is not a monomer but exists as a cluster (see titanium ethoxide).  Nonetheless it is often depicted as a simple monomer.
  It is produced by treating titanium tetrachloride with butanol:
  TiCl₄ +  4 HOBu →  Ti(OBu)₄  +  4 HCl
  The reaction requires base to proceed to completion.
caption: Structure of a typical titanium alkoxide, e.g. titanium ethoxide (organic substituents removed for clarity).
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