A remarkable nickelacycle has been synthesised via olefin metathesis of the α,ω-diene complex [Ni(η5-C5H4R)(Br)(NHC)] (R = C(CH3)2CH2CH[double bond, length as m-dash]CH2, NHC = 1-(6-hexenyl)-3-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-imidazol-2-ylidene). Single-crystal X-ray analysis reveals a helical shape of the molecule and stretching of some interatomic distances in the Ni(ii) coordination sphere. The Cp-NH...

A novel 1,2-dithiolate ligand, that is, the 2-(trifluoromethyl)acrylonitrile-1,2-dithiolate, abbreviated here as tfadt, is prepared from the corresponding cyclic dithiocarbonate. This ligand, substituted with both a CN and a CF(3) group, is compared with the well-known maleonitrile- and bis(trifluoromethyl)ethane-1,2-dithiolates. The preparation, electrochemical properties, and X-ray crystal st...

In the title complex, [Ni(C(9)H(9)BrNO)(2)], the Ni(II) ion lies on an inversion centre and is coordinated in a slightly distorted square-planar geometry by two N atoms and two O atoms from two symmetry-related bidentate 4-bromo-2-(ethyl-imino-meth-yl)phenolate ligands. The complex forms a one-dimensional chain in the crystal structure through short C-H⋯Br contacts (H⋯Br = 3.009 Å).

The two-coordinate cationic Ni(I) bis-N-heterocyclic carbene complex [Ni(6-Mes)2]Br (1) [6-Mes =1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-2-ylidene] has been structurally characterized and displays a highly linear geometry with a C-Ni-C angle of 179.27(13)°. Density functional theory calculations revealed that the five occupied metal-based orbitals are split in an approximate 2...

In the title complex, [Ni(C(11)H(9)ClN(3)O(2))(2)]·4H(2)O, the Ni atom is coordinated by four N atoms and two O atoms derived from two tridentate 3-chloro-6-(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)picolinate ligands. The cis-N(4)O(2) donor set defines a distorted octa-hedral geometry. In the crystal structure, the complex and water mol-ecules are linked by O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.

In the crystal structure of the title complex, [Ni(C(6)H(7)NO)(3)](PF(6))(C(2)F(3)O(2)), the Ni(II) ion is in a slightly distorted octa-hedral NiO(3)N(3) coordination geometry with each of the three N and three O atoms in a meridional coordination. In the crystal, the complex mol-ecules and the trifluoro-acetate anions are connected via O-H⋯O hydrogen bonding into layers parallel to the ab plane.

In the title complex, [Ni(C(20)H(22)N(2)O(4))]·0.5H(2)O, the Ni(II) ion is in a slightly distorted square-planar geometry involving an N(2)O(2) atom set of the tetra-dentate Schiff base ligand. The asymmetric unit contains one mol-ecule of the complex and half a water solvent mol-ecule. The solvent water mol-ecule lies on a crystallographic twofold rotation axis. An inter-molecular O-H⋯O hydrog...

The title compound, (C(12)H(10)Cl(2)N)[Ni(C(3)S(5))(2)], is an ion-pair complex consisting of 1-(3,4-dichloro-benz-yl)pyridinium cations and [Ni(dmit)(2)] anions (dmit = 2-sulfanyl-idene-1,3-dithiole-4,5-dithiol-ate). In the anion, the Ni(III) ion exhibits a square-planar coordination involving four S atoms from two dmit ligands. In the crystal, weak S⋯S [3.368 (2) and 3.482 (3) Å], Ni⋯S [3.680...

The Ni atom in the title complex, (C(24)H(20)P)(2)[Ni(C(9)H(17)NO(2)S(3))(2)], lies on a twofold axis within a square-planar geometry defined by four S atoms derived from two dithio-carbimate dianions, each forming a four-membered chelate ring. A small distortion, described by a deviation of the Ni(II) atom by 0.083 (1) Å from the plane through the four S atoms, and also by the torsion angles a...

The mol-ecule of the title complex, [Ni(C(30)H(23)O(2)P(2))(OH)], adopts a slightly distorted square-planar geometry around Ni(II) defined by the coordination of the two mutually trans P atoms, the Csp(2) atom of the pincer ligand and the O atom of the hydroxide ligand. The largest distortions from ideal geometry are reflected in the smaller than usual P-Ni-P [163.95 (3)°] and P-Ni-C [82.06 (6)...