Tetrabenzo[a,c,g,i]fluorene (Tbf-H, 4) was deprotonated with n-butyllithium, leading to ionic Tbf-LiLn complexes 5 and 6, consisting of well-separated cations (Li(THF)4 (5), Li(DME)3 (6)) and Tbf anions. Subsequent reactions with chlorotitanium alkoxides Cl x Ti(O i Pr)4 - x (x = 1, 3) and chlorotitanium phenoxides {ClTi(OR)3(THF)}2 (R = C6H5 (12), 4-MeC6H4 (13), 4- t BuC6H4 (14)) give a series of η5-tetrabenzo[a,c,g,i]fluorenyltitanium complexes (TbfTiCl2(O i Pr) (11) and TbfTi(OR)3 [R = i Pr (10), C6H5 (15), 4-MeC6H4 (16), 4- t BuC6H4 (17)]), which were characterized by NMR, MS, and IR measurements and X-ray crystallography. Additionally, the compounds' properties regarding the syndiospecific polymerization of styrene when activated with MAO were explored. The activities increase in the following order [kg sPS/(mol Ti × mol styrene × h]:  11 (1420) < 17 (3400) < 16 (3740) < 10 (6040) < 15 (6720).

The generation of long, mutually oriented nanofibers of functionalized phenylene oligomers is reported for the case of symmetrically 4,4‘ ‘‘-functionalized p-quaterphenylene molecules with chloride groups. Two domains of up to 30 μm long, oriented fibers with nanoscopic widths and heights grow along muscovite mica 〈110〉 directions. Their mutual alignment increases with increasing substrate temperature during deposition. The photoluminescence spectrum around 380 nm shows well-resolved excitonic transitions and its overall intensity depends on fiber morphology.

The title compound, CIsH21NOT, was synthesized as part of a study involving the testing of new carbohydrate-derived chiral auxiliaries. Its solid-state conformation and absolute configuration were determined. The R configuration for the chiral centre at C-22, created during the synthesis, was deduced from knowledge of the absolute structure of the o-xylose moiety.