Synthesis and structural characterisation of the first homoleptic organometallic nickel(iii) compound

Abstract

The homoleptic, square-planar, d⁷, 15-electron species [NBu₄][Ni^III(C₆Cl₅)₄ ] 2 is obtained by low-temperature oxidation of [NBu₄]₂[Ni^II(C₆Cl₅ )₄] 1 with Cl₂.

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