The new bidentate Ti catalyst, (anthraquinone-1,8-dioxy)bis(triisopropoxy- titanium) (1) can be successfully designed and utilized for the simultaneous coordination to carbonyl substrates. The high double-activation ability of the bidentate Ti catalyst I toward carbonyls is emphasized using several synthetic examples in comparison with the corresponding monodentate Ti catalyst. The intermediary coordination complex formation of bidentate 1 with DMF or epoxycyclohexane as a carbonyl or epoxy substrate is characterized by C-13 NMR spectroscopy. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. Ail rights reserved.