| abstract |
Tetravalent titanium alcoholate-beta diketone complexes, e.g. titanium isopropylate-triacetylacetonate, are reacted with an alkali metal amalgam in a non-polar solvent to reduce the titanium to trivalent state, forming, for example, titanium triacetylacetonate and sodium isopropylate. The sodium isopropylate is a crystalline precipitate which can be removed by filtration; the amalgam can be decanted off and reused, as in alkali metal chloride electrolysis, to restore its alkali metal content so as to be ready for re-cycling. |