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===Reagent in organic synthesis=== {{chem2|TiCl4}} finds occasional use in [[organic synthesis]], capitalizing on its [[Lewis acid]]ity, its [[oxophilic]]ity, and the electron-transfer properties of its reduced titanium halides. It is used in the [[Lewis acid catalysis|Lewis acid catalysed]] [[aldol addition]]<ref>Mariappan Periasamy (2002): "New synthetic methods using the TiCl4-NR3 reagent system", ''[[Arkivoc]]'', p. 151-166.</ref> Key to this application is the tendency of {{chem2|TiCl4}} to activate [[aldehyde]]s (RCHO) by formation of [[adduct]]s such as {{chem2|(RCHO)TiCl4OC(H)R}}.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|first1= L.-L. |last1=Gundersen |first2=F. |last2=Rise |first3=K. |last3=Undheim |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis| publisher = J. Wiley & Sons|year=2004 |title=Titanium(IV) chloride |editor-first =L. |editor-last=Paquette |location=New York, NY |doi=10.1002/047084289X.rt119.pub2}}</ref>
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