One electron oxidation of the bis-anilido titanium(III) complex (Nacnac)Ti(NHAr)2 (Nacnac− = ArNC(CH3)CHC(CH3)NAr, Ar = 2,6-(CHMe2)2C6H3) with AgOTf affords the cation [(Nacnac)Ti(NHAr)2][OTf] which is isolated and shown to gradually transform, by α-hydrogen abstraction, to the terminal and four-coordinate titanium imide (Nacnac)Ti![[double bond, length as m-dash]](http://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_e001.gif)
NAr(OTf).
