Local density functional calculations for [Ti8C12], observed as a positive ion by Castleman et al., yield distances Ti-C 1.99, C-C 1.40, Ti-Ti 3.02 angstrom for the pentagonal dodecahedral (T(h)) structure in which C2 units cap the faces of the Ti8 cube, but indicate a much more stable isomer in which six C2 units occupy the butterflies of a Ti8 tetracapped tetrahedron, and point to significant reactivity patterns.