一系列d8配合物1,3[(dz2)(pz)]激发态和金属间相互作用的理论研究

采用MP2和CIS方法分别优化trans-[M₂(CN)₄(PH₂CH₂PH₂)₂] [M＝Pt (1), Pd (2)和Ni (3)]和trans-[M(CN)₂(PH₃)₂] [M＝Pt (4), Pd (5)和Ni (6)]的基态和^1,3[(d_z2)(p_z)]激发态结构. CIS计算显示1的激发态Pt-Pt距离相对基态变短, 而2和3的金属间距离却增长. TD-DFT方法合理地预测了1～6发射能, 如: 1在CH₂Cl₂溶液中分别拥有348和404 nm的荧光和磷光发射, 与实验的386和448 nm相对应. 在1～3的激发态中, d⁸-d⁸相互作用依次递减, 相应的发射跃迁能增加; 与单核配合物4～6相比, 金属间相互作用使得双核Pt配合物的发射波长红移, 而对双核Pd和Ni配合物影响很小.     

Cationic Palladium(II), Platinum(II), and Rhodium(I) Complexes as Acetalisation Catalysts

The use of [Pd(H₂O)2(Ph₂PCH₂CH₂PPh₂)] (CF₃SO₃)₂ as a catalyst for the acetalisation of a variety of aldehydes and ketones and for trans-acetalisation is described. It is also shown that Pt(H₂O)2(PH₂PCH₂CH₂PPh₂) (CF₃SO₃)₂ is at least as effective as the corresponding Pd compound, while much lower reaction rates are observed with [Rh(MeOH)₂(Ph₂PCH₂CH₂PPh₂)] [BF₄].     

Ligand behaviour of P-functionally substituted organotin halides: palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes with Ph2PCH2CH2SnCl3

The P-functional organotin chloride Ph₂PCH₂CH₂SnCl₃ reacts with [(COD)MCl₂] and trans-[(Et₂S)₂MCl₂] (M=Pd, Pt) in molar ratio 1:1 to the zwitterionic complexes [(COD)M⁺(Cl)(PPh₂CH₂CH₂Sn⁻Cl₄)] (1: M=Pd; 2: M=Pt) and trans-[(Et₂S)₂M⁺(Cl)(PPh₂CH₂CH₂Sn⁻Cl₄)] (3: M=Pd; 4: M=Pt). The same reaction with [(COD)Pd(Cl)Me] yields under transfer of the methyl group from palladium to tin the complex [(COD)M⁺(Cl)(PPh₂CH₂CH₂Sn⁻MeCl₃)] (5) which changes in acetone into the dimeric adduct [Cl₂Pd(PPh₂CH₂CH₂SnMeCl₂·2Me₂CO)]₂ (6). In molar ratio 2:1 Ph₂PCH₂CH₂SnCl₃ reacts with [(COD)MCl₂] to the complexes [Cl₂Pd(PPh₂CH₂CH₂SnCl₃)₂] (7: M=Pd, mixture of cis/trans isomer; 8: M=Pt, cis isomer). In a subsequent reaction 8 is transformed in acetone into the 16-membered heterocyclic complex cis-[Cl₂Pt(PPh₂CH₂CH₂)₂SnCl₂]₂ (9). trans-[(Et₂S)₂PtCl₂] and Ph₂PCH₂CH₂SnCl₃ in molar ratio 1:2 yields the zwitterionic complex [(Et₂S)M⁺(Cl)(PPh₂CH₂CH₂SnCl₃)(PPh₂CH₂CH₂Sn⁻Cl₄)] (10). The results of crystal structure analyses of 1, 3, 6, 9 and of the adduct of the trans-isomer of 7 with acetone (7a) are reported. ³¹P- and ¹¹⁹Sn-NMR data of the complexes are discussed.     

Iodo Derivatives of Bimetallic Fe—Pd and Fe—Pt Complexes. Crystal Structures of

Summary.  Iodo derivatives of diphosphine-bridged heterobimetallic Fe—Pd and Fe—Pt complexeshave been prepared in which an alkoxysilyl ligand bridges the two metals in a μ₂−η²-SiO manner. In the course of their synthesis by halide exchange from (dppx = dppm (Ph₂ PCH₂ PPh₂) or dppa (Ph₂PNHPPh₂); M = Pd or Pt), loss of the alkoxysilyl ligand occurred resulting in the formation of complexes in which a bridging iodide has replaced, as a 3e⁻-donor, the bridging alkoxysilyl ligand. These complexes of formula (M = Pd, Pt are better prepared by reaction of with [MI₂(cod)]. The crystal structures of (2a), (2b), and  · CH₂Cl₂ (3b · CH₂Cl₂) have been determined by X-ray diffraction. Received January 24, 2001. Accepted February 12, 2001     

Zweikernige Palladium(II)‐, Platin(II)‐ und Iridium(III)‐Komplexe von Bis[imidazol‐4‐yl]alkanen

Dinuclear Palladium(II), Platinum(II), and Iridium(III) Complexes of Bis[imidazol‐4‐yl]alkanes The reaction of bis(1,1′‐triphenylmethyl‐imidazol‐4‐yl) alkanes ((CH₂)_n bridged imidazoles L(CH₂)_nL, n = 3–6) with chloro bridged complexes [R₃P(Cl)M(μ‐Cl)M(Cl)PR₃] (M = Pd, Pt; R = Et, Pr, Bu) affords the dinuclear compounds [Cl₂(R₃P)M–L(CH₂)_nL–M(PR₃)Cl₂] 1 – 17 . The structures of [Cl₂(Et₃P)Pd–L(CH₂)₃L–Pd(PEt₃)Cl₂] ( 1 ), [Cl₂(Bu₃P)Pd–L(CH₂)₄L–Pd(PBu₃)Cl₂] ( 10 ), [Cl₂(Et₃P)Pd–L(CH₂)₅L–Pd(PEt₃)Cl₂] ( 3 ), [Cl₂(Et₃P)Pt–L(CH₂)₃L–Pt(PEt₃)Cl₂] ( 13 ) with trans Cl–M–Cl groups were determined by X‐ray diffraction. Similarly the complexes [Cl₂(Cp*)Ir–L(CH₂)_nL–Ir(Cp*)Cl₂] (n = 4–6) are obtained from [Cp*(Cl)Ir(μ‐Cl)₂Ir(Cl)Cp*] and the methylene bridged bis(imidazoles).     

Platinum(II), palladium(II), nickel(II), and gold(I) complexes of the “electrospray-friendly” thiolate ligands 4-SC5H4N− and 4-SC6H4OMe−

The series of platinum(II), palladium(II), and nickel(II) complexes [ML₂(dppe)] [M = Ni, Pd, Pt; L = 4–SC₅H₄N or 4–SC₆H₄OMe; dppe = Ph₂PCH₂CH₂PPh₂] containing pyridine-4-thiolate or 4-methoxybenzenethiolate ligands, together with the corresponding gold(I) complexes [AuL(PPh₃)], were prepared and their electrospray ionization mass spectrometric behavior compared with that of the thiophenolate complexes [M(SPh)₂(dppe)] (M = Ni, Pd, Pt) and [Au(SPh)(PPh₃)]. While the pyridine-4-thiolate complexes yielded protonated ions of the type [M + H]⁺ and [M + 2H]²⁺ ions in the Ni, Pd, and Pt complexes, an [M + H]⁺ ion was only observed for the platinum derivative of 4-methoxybenzenethiolate. Other ions, which dominated the spectra of the thiophenolate complexes, were formed by thiolate loss and aggregate formation. The X-ray crystal structure of [Pt(SC₆H₄OMe–4)₂(dppe)] is also reported.     

Synthese und Struktur der Nitrido‐Komplexe (PPh4)2[(O3Os≡N)2MCl2](M = Pd und Pt) und [{(Me2PhP)3Cl2Re≡N}2PdCl2]

Synthesis and Structure of the Nitrido Complexes (PPh₄)₂[(O₃Os≡N)₂ MCl₂] (M = Pd und Pt) and [{(Me₂PhP)₃Cl₂Re≡N}₂PdCl₂] The threenuclear complexes (PPh₄)₂[(O₃Os≡N)₂MCl₂] (M = Pd ( 1a ) and Pt ( 1b )) are obtained by the reaction of (PPh₄) [OsO₃N] with [MCl₂(NCC₆H₅)₂] (M = Pd and Pt) in form of orange red ( 1a ) or red brown ( 1b ) crystals. The compounds crystallize isotypically in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n with a = 1052.35(6), b = 1376.70(6), c = 1607.3(1) pm, β = 94.669(7)°, and Z = 2 for 1a and a = 1053.27(7), b = 1371.6(1), c = 1615.9(1) pm, β = 94.557(7)°, and Z = 2 for 1b . In the centrosymmetric complex anions [(O₃O≡N)₂MCl₂]^2— a linear MCl₂ moiety is connected in trans arrangement with two complexes [O₃Os≡N]^— via asymmetric nitrido bridges Os≡N‐M. For the M²⁺ cations such results a square‐planar coordination MCl₂N₂. The virtually linear nitrido bridges are characterized by distances Os‐N = 167.5 pm ( 1a ) and 164.2 pm ( 1b ) as well as Pd‐N = 196.2 pm and Pt‐N = 197.8 pm. The reaction of ReNCl₂(PMe₂Ph)₃ with PdCl₂(NCC₆H₅)₂ in CH₂Cl₂ yields red crystals of the heterometallic complex [{(Me₂PhP)₃Cl₂Re≡N}₂PdCl₂] ( 2 ). It crystallizes as 2 · 2 CH₂Cl₂ in the monoclinic space group C2/c with a = 2138.3(5); b = 1260.9(3); c = 2375.6(2) pm; β = 96.09(1)° and Z = 4. In the threenuclear complex [{(Me₂PhP)₃Cl₂Re≡N}₂PdCl₂] with the symmetry C_i the coordination of the Pd²⁺ cation of the central PdCl₂ unit is completed by two nitrido bridges Re≡N‐Pd to complexes (Me₂PhP)₃Cl₂Re≡N forming a square‐planar arrangement. The distances in the linear nitrido bridges are Re‐N = 170.2 pm and Pd‐N = 197.1 pm.     

Mixed ligand transition metal complexes of tertiary phosphines and 5-phenyl-l,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thione

Transition metal complexes containing two types of ligands: 5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thione ion (L) and tertiary phosphines, have been prepared. The complexes, [ML₂A₂] [M = Pd or Pt; A = PPh₃ or Ph₂PCH₂CH₂P(O)Ph₂] and [ML₂B] (M = Co, Ni, Pd or Pt; B = Ph₂PCH₂PPh₂ or Ph₂PCH₂CH₂PPh₂), were characterized by elemental analysis, molar conductance, i.r., u.v.–vis., ³¹P-n.m.r., magnetic susceptibility measurements and mass spectra.     

New water-soluble (hydroxymethyl)triphosphine [(HOCH2)2PCH2CH2]2PCH2OH, a derived PdII(triphosphine) complex, and triphosphine trioxide

An aqueous solution of (hydroxymethyl)triphosphine [(HOCH₂)₂P(CH₂)₂]₂PCH₂OH (II) was synthesized in situ by treatment of the triphosphine H₂P(CH₂)₂PH(CH₂)₂PH₂ with formaldehyde. Addition of a CH₂Cl₂ solution of trans-PdCl₂(PhCN)₂ to an in situ aqueous solution of II resulted in the formation of a species thought to be [PdCl{[(HOCH₂)₂P(CH₂)₂]₂PCH₂OH}]⁺Cl⁻. Attempts to isolate the complex were unsuccessful because of conversion to material containing small amounts of phosphine oxide(s) formed via a redox reaction involving water. The triphosphine trioxide [(HOCH₂)₂P(O)(CH₂)₂]₂P(O)CH₂OH was readily isolated from an in situ solution of II by treatment with aqueous H₂O₂.     

Palladium(II)‐ und Platin(II)‐Komplexe mit dem Antimalariamittel Mefloquin als Liganden

Metal Complexes of Biologically Important Ligands. CXXVI. Palladium(II) and Platinum(II) Complexes with the Antimalarial Drug Mefloquine as Ligand The coordination sites of the antimalarial drug mefloquine (L) were studied. Reactions of the chloro bridged complexes (allyl)Pd(μ‐Cl)₂Pd(allyl) and (R₃P)(Cl)M(μ‐Cl)₂M(Cl)(PR₃) (M = Pd, Pt) with racemic mefloquine give the compounds (allyl)(Cl)Pd(L) ( 1 ), Cl₂(Et₃P)Pt(L) ( 2 ) and Cl₂(Et₃P)Pd(L) ( 3 ) with coordination of the piperidine N atom of mefloquine. In the presence of NaOMe the N,O‐chelate complexes Cl(Et₃P)Pt(L–H⁺) ( 4 ) and Cl(R₃P)Pd(L–H⁺) ( 5 , 6 , R = Et, nBu) were obtained. Protection of the piperidine N atom of mefloquine by protonation allows the synthesis of the complexes Cl₂(Et₃P)Pt(L + H⁺) ( 7 ) in which mefloquine is coordinated via the quinoline N atom. The structures of 2 , 3 and 4 were determined by X‐ray diffraction analysis. In the crystal of 4 pairs of enantiomers are found which are linked by two hydrogen bridges between the amine group and the chloro ligand.     

Transmetallation reactions of [Sn(R)2(Ph2PC6H4-2-S)2] with metal complexes of the Group 10: Stereoselective synthesis of cis-[M(Ph2PC6H4-2-S)2] (M=Ni, Pd, Pt)

The complexes cis-[M(Ph₂PC₆H₄-2-S)₂] M=Ni, Pd, Pt were stereoselectively synthesized by transmetallation reactions of [M(Cl)₂(NCC₆H₅)₂] M=Pd, Pt or NiCl₂·6H₂O with [Sn(R)₂(Ph₂PC₆H₄-2-S)₂] R=Ph, ⁿBu or ^tBu. The conformation of the Pd and Pt derivatives being unequivocally confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction studies showing both metal centers to be into a slightly distorted square planar environment, the main distortion being due to the steric hindrance caused by the aromatic rings in the phosphine moiety.     

Synthesis and characterization of new (N‐diphenylphosphino)‐isopropylanilines and their complexes: crystal structure of (Ph2P S)NH?C6H4?4?CH(CH3)2 and catalytic activity of palladium(II) complexes in the Heck and Suzuki cross‐coupling reactions

Three new (N‐diphenylphosphino)‐isopropylanilines, having isopropyl substituent at the carbon 2‐ (1) 4‐ (2) or 2,6‐ (3) were prepared from the aminolysis of chlorodiphenylphosphine with 2‐isopropylaniline, 4‐isopropylaniline or 2,6‐diisopropylaniline, respectively, under anaerobic conditions. Oxidation of 1,2 and 3 with aqueous hydrogen peroxide, elemental sulfur or gray selenium gave the corresponding oxides, sulfides and selenides (Ph₂P?E)NH? C₆H₄? 2‐CH(CH₃)₂, (Ph₂P?E)NH? C₆H₄? 4‐CH(CH₃)₂ and (Ph₂P?E)NH? C₆H₄? 2,6‐{CH(CH₃)₂}₂, where E = O, S, or Se, respectively. The reaction of [M(cod)Cl₂] (M = Pd, Pt; cod = 1,5‐cyclooctadiene) with two equivalents of 1,2 or 3 yields the corresponding monodendate complexes [M((Ph₂P)NH? C₆H₄? 2‐CH(CH₃)₂)₂Cl₂], M = Pd 1d, M = Pt 1e, [M((Ph₂P)NH? C₆H₄? 4‐CH(CH₃)₂)₂Cl₂], M = Pd 2d, M = Pt 2e and [M((Ph₂P)NH? C₆H₄? 2,6‐(CH(CH₃)₂)₂)₂Cl₂], M = Pd 3d, M = Pt 3e, respectively. All the compounds were isolated as analytically pure substances and characterized by NMR, IR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. Furthermore, representative solid‐state structure of [(Ph₂P?S)NH? C₆H₄? 4‐CH(CH₃)₂] (2b) was determined using single crystal X‐ray diffraction technique. The complexes 1d–3d were tested and found to be highly active catalysts in the Suzuki coupling and Heck reaction, affording biphenyls and stilbenes, respectively. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Ge2H2 a π-ligand in organometallic chemistry

η² π-Complexes of Ge₂H₂ with the organometallic fragments V(PH₃)₂(I)(CO)₂, Cr(CO)₄, Co(PH₃)₂(Cl) and M(PH₃)₂ (M = Ni, Pd, Pt) have been studied at the B3LYP level using the SBKJC relativistic effective core potentials and their associated basis sets on metals and iodine, and the 6-31G(d) basis set on all other elements. The transition metal fragments of V, Cr, Co, Ni, Pd and Pt were chosen based on known alkyne compounds. All the complexes are local minima for both the HGeGeH and GeGeH₂ isomers of the Ge₂H₂ ligand. The complexes containing GeGeH₂ isomer as a ligand are lower in energy than those with the HGeGeH ligand (except in the V complex in which the difference is only 1.0 kcal/mol). There is a net charge transfer from ligand to metal in complexes V-Co and from metal to ligand in late transition metal complexes (Ni-Pt).     

Impact of Group 10 Metals on the Solvent-Induced Disproportionation of o-Semiquinonato Complexes

The oxidation of [M^II(3,5-DTBCat)(DTBbpy)] (M=Ni ( [Ni] ), Pd ( [Pd] ), and Pt ( [Pt] ); 3,5-DTBCat=3,5-di-tert-butylcatecholato; DTBbpy=4,4′-di-tert-butyl-2,2′-bipyridine) afforded the dimeric {[Ni^II(3,5-DTBSQ)(DTBbpy)](PF₆)}₂ ( {[Ni](PF₆)}₂ ; 3,5-DTBSQ=3,5-di-tert-butylsemiquinonato) and monomeric semiquinonato (SQ) complexes [M^II(3,5-DTBSQ)(DTBbpy)](PF₆) (M=Pd ( [Pd](PF₆) ) and Pt ( [Pt](PF₆) )). The negative solvatochromic properties of the SQ complexes allowed us to estimate the relative order of their dipole moments: [Pd](PF₆) > [Pt](PF₆) > {[Ni](PF₆)}₂ . The complexes [Pd](PF₆) and [Pt](PF₆) adopt monomeric structures and are stable in CH₂Cl₂ and toluene, whereas they gradually disproportionate at room temperature to [M] and 3,5-di-tert-butylbenzoquinone (3,5-DTBBQ) in polar solvents such as THF, MeOH, EtOH, DMF, or DMSO. The results of spectroscopic studies suggested that the oxidized nickel complex adopts a monomeric structure ( [Ni](PF₆) ) in CH₂Cl₂, but a dimeric structure ( {[Ni](PF₆)}₂ ) in the other investigated solvents. In polar solvents, {[Ni](PF₆)}₂ may disproportionate to [Ni] and 3,5-DTBBQ at 323 K, thereby demonstrating a significant solvent- and metal-dependence in temperature. The relative activities of {[Ni](PF₆)}₂ and [M](PF₆) toward disproportionation are related to the electrochemically estimated K_dis values in CH₂Cl₂ and DMF. The present work demonstrates that solvent polarity and the dipole moments of the SQ complexes promote disproportionation, which can be controlled by a judicious choice of the metal ion, solvent, and temperature.     

Preparation,NMR studies and crystal structure of mononuclear and dinuclear Pd(II) and Pt(II) complexes that contain 1,2-bis[3-(3,5-dimethyl-1-pyrazolyl)-2-thiapropyl]benzene

The reaction between 1,2-bis[3-(3,5-dimethyl-1-pyrazolyl)-2-thiapropyl]benzene (bddf) and [MCl₂(CH₃CN)₂] (M = Pd(II), Pt(II)) in a 1:1 M/L ratio in CH₂Cl₂ or acetonitrile solution, respectively, gave the complexes trans-[MCl₂(bddf)] (M = Pd(II) (1), Pt(II) (4)), and in a 2:1 M/L ratio led to [M₂Cl₄(bddf)] (M = Pd(II) (2), Pt(II) (5)). Treatment of 1 and 4 with AgBF₄ and NaBPh₄, respectively, gave the compounds [Pd(bddf)](BF₄)₂ (3) and [Pt(bddf)](BPh₄)₂ (6). When complexes 3 and 6 were heated under reflux in a solution of Et₄NBr in CH₂Cl₂/CH₃OH (1:1) for 24 h, analogous complexes to 1 and 4 with bromides instead of chlorides bonded to the metallic centre were obtained. These complexes were characterised by elemental analyses, conductivity measurements, infrared, ¹H, ¹H{¹⁹⁵Pt}, ¹³C{¹H}, ¹⁹⁵Pt{¹H} NMR, HSQC and NOESY spectroscopies. The X-ray crystal structure of the complex [Pd(bddf)](BF₄)₂ · H₂O has been determined. The metal atom is tetracoordinated by the two azine nitrogen atoms of the pyrazole rings and two thioether groups.     

Carbamoyl and alkoxycarbonyl complexes of palladium(II) and platinum(II)

Carbamoyl and alkoxycarbonyl complexes of palladium(II) and platinum(II) of the type M(pnp)(CONHR)Cl (pnp = 2,6-bis(diphenylphosphinomethyl)pyridine; M Pd, R  C₆H₅, p-CH₃C₆H₄, p-CH₃OC₆H₄, C₆H₁₁, t-Bu; M  Pt, R  C₆H₅), Pd(pnp)[CON(Pr)₂]Cl (Pr = propyl), M(pnp)(COOR)Cl (M  Pd, R  C₆H₅, CH₃; M  Pt, R  CH₃), Pd(pnp)(COOCH₃)₂ result from reaction of M(pnp)Cl₂ with carbon monoxide and amines or alkoxides at room temperature and atmospheric pressure.The carbamoyl complexes react with bases to give urethane or diphenylurea depending upon the experimental conditions.     

Metal Complexes of Biologically Important Ligands,CLXXVII. Dichlorido Platinum(II) and Palladium(II) Complexes with Long Chain Amino Acids and Amino Acid Amides

The synthesis of Cl₂Pt[NH₂(CH₂)_nCOOH]₂ (n = 5, 10) and the reactions of their carboxylic groups with H₂N(CH₂)₁₇CH₃, d ‐glucosamine, and (R,R)‐1,2‐diaminocyclohexane to give complexes with amino acid amides as ligands, are reported. Cl₂Pd(histidine) is coupled with amino alcohols to give Cl₂Pd(histidineamide) complexes.     

Platinum group metal functionalized phosphine complexes. Part 2. Phosphinoamide rhodium(I), iridium(I), palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes

Summary Rhodium(I), iridium(I), palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes of the phosphinoamide ligands, Ph₂PCH₂CONHR (R = H, HDPA; Me, MDPA; Ph, PDPA) were prepared and characterized by using conductivity data, i.r., ¹H and ³¹P(H) n.m.r. spectral data. Reaction of the ligands with MCl(PPh₃)₃ and MCl(CO)(PPh₃)₂ (M = Rh, Ir) in CH₂Cl₂ under reflux lead to the formation of MCl(PPh₃)₂ [Ph₂PCH₂C(O)NHR] and MCl(CO)(PPh₃)[Ph₂PCH₂–C(O)HNR] respectively. The reaction of either K₂MCl₄ or cis-MCl₂(PPh₃)₂ affords complexes of the type cis-MCl₂[Ph₂PCH₂C(O)NHR]₂ (M = Pd, Pt). A similar product results even from the reaction of phosphinoamides with cis-platin. Possible structures are proposed for the complexes based on their physicochemical data     

Ionic Platinum(II)–Imidobis(diphenylthiophosphinato) Complexes: Preparation,Structure, and Thermal Behavior

The PPh₂P(S)NHP(S)PPh₂ (dppaS₂) ligand reacts with the starting complexes PtCl₂(L-L) (L-L = Ph₂PCH₂PPh₂), (dppm), Ph₂PCH₂CH₂PPh₂ (dppe), Ph₂PCH₂CH₂CH₂PPh₂ (dppp), and NaClO₄·H₂O. Final products are monomeric complexes, and their formulas are [Pt(L-L)(dppaS₂-H)] [(L-L = dppm(1), dppe(2), dppp(3)]. All of these have been characterized by ¹H, ¹³C^,31{P¹H} NMR, FTIR, and elemental analysis. These complexes were also examined by TGA, DTA, and DSC analysis. Complexes 2 and 3 were crystallographically characterized.     

Bis(ligand)metall-komplexe von nickel,palladium und platin mit cyclischen liganden vom divinylboran-typ

Nine complexes of type ML₂ with M = Ni, Pd, Pt and L = X(CHCH)₂BC₆H₅ (X = (CH₃)₂C, (CH₃)₂Si, (CH₂)₂) are described. The X-ray structural analysis of Ni[(CH₃)₂Si(CHCH)₂BC₆H₅]₂ and the ¹H and ¹¹B NMR spectra demonstrate a sandwich-type bis(η⁵-divinylborane)metal structure with C₂ molecular symmetry. All complexes show exceptional thermal stability as compared to the corresponding bis(1,5-cyclooctadienyl)metal complexes. In the ¹H NMR spectra internal rotation of the two ligands with respect to each other is observed for two Pd complexes and the Pt complexes at room temperature.