How do you synthesize tetrabutyl titanate $(\ce{[CH3(CH2)3O]4Ti})$ from titanium dioxide ($\ce{TiO2}$) powder? As I know, we can get $\ce{TiO2}$ from tetrabutyl titanate, but how can we do the opposite?
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2$\begingroup$ there is not practically viable way to do at at lab. It thousands time cheaper to go with titanium tetrachloride. $\endgroup$– permeakraCommented May 5, 2018 at 14:12
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Treat with a chlorination reagent the titania to form titanium tetrachloride. You could do this with coke and chlorine in an electric arc furnace. Then distill the titanium tetrachloride. Next react it with a mixture of sodium butoxide and butanol at a low temperture.
Next vacuum distill the product to obtain pure titanium butoxide
answered May 5, 2018 at 13:18