Condensation of acetonitrile into N-acetimidoylacetamidine promoted by a dinuclear nickel(ii) complexElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Table S1: hydrogen bonds in the crystal structure of complex 2·2H2O. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b1/b101893k/Dedicated to Professor Konstantin B. Yatsimirskii on the occasion of his 85th birthday.
Abstract
Acetonitrile reacts with a dinuclear nickel(II) complex [Ni2(μ-OH)2(tpa)2](ClO4) 2 [tpa = tris-(2-pyridylmethyl)amine] in solution forming a novel square-planar nickel(II) complex Ni{HNC(Me)–NC(Me)–NH}2.