(Cyclopentadienyl)titanium trichloride is an organotitanium compound with the formula (C5H5)TiCl3.

It is a moisture sensitive orange solid.

The compound adopts a piano stool geometry.

[1] (C5H5)TiCl3 is prepared by the reaction of titanocene dichloride and titanium tetrachloride: The complex is electrophilic, readily forming alkoxide complexes upon treatment with alcohols.

[2] Reduction of (cyclopentadienyl)titanium trichloride with zinc powder gives the polymeric Ti(III) derivative (cyclopentadienyl)titanium dichloride:[3] A related reduction can be effected with cobaltocene:[4] Other evidence for the Lewis acidity of the trichloride is the ready formation of adducts with phosphine ligands:[5] MgCpBr (TiCp2Cl)2 TiCpCl3 TiCp2S5 TiCp2(CO)2 TiCp2Me2 VCpCh VCp2Cl2 VCp(CO)4 (CrCp(CO)3)2 Fe(η5-C5H4Li)2 ((C5H5)Fe(C5H4))2 (C5H4-C5H4)2Fe2 FeCp2PF6 FeCp(CO)2I CoCp(CO)2 NiCpNO ZrCp2ClH MoCp2Cl2 (MoCp(CO)3)2 RuCp(PPh3)2Cl RuCp(MeCN)3PF6