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Title: Nickel(ii)-methyl complexes adopting unusual seesaw geometries

Journal Article · · ChemComm
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c9cc09249h · OSTI ID:1669137

Here, we report four-coordinate nickel(II)-methyl complexes of tris-carbene borate ligands which adopt rare seesaw geometries. Experimental and computational results suggest the structural distortion from threefold symmetry results from a combination of electronic stabilization of the singlet state, strong field donors, and constrained angles from the chelating ligand.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1669137
Journal Information:
ChemComm, Journal Name: ChemComm Journal Issue: 57 Vol. 56; ISSN 1359-7345
Publisher:
Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH

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