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Bis{(diphenylvinylsilyl)tetramethylcyclopentadienyl}titanium dichloride [TiCl2{η5-C5Me4(SiPh2CH=CH2)}2] (1) is reduced with a half molar equivalent of magnesium to the monochloride ([TiCl{η5-C5Me4(SiPh2CH=CH2)}2] (2), whereas one molar equivalent of magnesium affords the titanocene [Ti{η5-C5Me4(SiPh2CH=CH2)}{η5:η2-C5Me4(SiPh2CH=CH2)}] (3) stabilized by η2-coordination of one of the two vinyl groups to titanium(II). In the presence of excess magnesium, the vinyl moieties of 3 undergo intramolecular coupling to afford the ansa-titanocene [Ti(η5:η5:η2-C5Me4SiPh2CH=CHCH2CH2SiPh2C5Me4)] (4) possessing the η2-coordinated double bond in lateral position of its ansa-chain. The symmetrical ansa-titanocene [Ti(η5:η5:η2-C5Me4SiPh2CH2CH=CHCH2SiPh2C5Me4)] (5) was not obtained although its DFT-calculated energy is only slightly higher than that of 4. It is considered that transient 5 gives rise to non-identified tar-like by-products which inherently accompany the formation of 4. Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s11243-015-0006-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.