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The reactions of the formation of monosubstituted titanium ethylene, diethylene, and triethylene glycolates based on the interaction of glycols with tetrabutoxytitanium in solutions were investigated. It was shown that ethylene glycol predominantly forms cyclic structures: diethylene glycol, a mixture of cyclic and linear structures, and triethylene glycol, mainly linear structures. The comparative analysis of the reaction products showed that the most promising precursor for the synthesis of TiO2 is a titanium compound based on triethylene glycol.
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Original Russian Text © Yu.M. Evtushenko, G.A. Krushevskii, B.E. Zaitsev, S.V. Romashkin, V.V. Davydov, 2010, published in Khimicheskaya Tekhnologiya, 2010, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 1–8.
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Evtushenko, Y.M., Krushevskii, G.A., Zaitsev, B.E. et al. Properties of titanium glykolates as precursors for the synthesis of titanium dioxide. Theor Found Chem Eng 44, 755–761 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0040579510050192
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