The reaction of [Cp
2Ti(CO)
2] with B(C
6F
5)
3leads, surprisingly, as revealed by X-ray structure determination to the unexpected titana acylborane [Cp
2Ti(L)(
2-OCB(C
6F
5)
3)] (
1, L = CO, "O-outside" configuration;
2, L = THF, "O-inside" configuration) with thetris(perfluorophenyl)borane, as a Lewis acid, attachedto the carbonyl carbon atom. The acylborane picture isstrengthened by a theoretical calculation (ELF).