Isolation and structural characterization of a titanacyclopropane as key intermediate in the double aryl Grignard addition to 2-(arylethynyl)pyridine derivatives

A titanacyclopropane species, which is a key reaction intermediate in the Ti(OiPr)₄-mediated double aryl Grignard addition to 1,2-di(pyridin-2-yl)ethyne and related alkynes, was isolated and fully characterized.