Titanium butoxide

Titanium butoxide is an organometallic chemical compound with the formula Ti(OBu)₄ (Bu = CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃). It is a colorless to pale-yellow liquid with a weak alcohol-like odor and density almost equal to that of water. It is suluble in most organic solvents, but decomposes in water and reacts violently with oxidizing materials. Decomposition in water is not hazardous, and therefore titanium butoxide is often used as a liquid source of titanium dioxide, which allows deposition of TiO₂ coatings of various shapes and sizes down to the nanoscale.