Reaction of the C 3 -symmetric triazine bridged tris(benzene-o-dithiol) ligand H 6 -1 with Ti 4+ leads to the unexpected formation of the dinuclear complex (Me 3 PhN) 4 [Ti 2 (1) 2 ] while other C 3 -symmetric ligands are reported to form either mono- or tetranuclear complexes.