Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Abstract:
Amidate‐supported two‐ and three‐coordinate NiI complexes were synthesized by reduction of the corresponding NiII precursors. A dramatic change in binding mode is observed upon reduction from NiII to NiI. The NiI derivatives include an unprecedented NiI bis(C?H) agostic complex and a two‐coordinate NiI complex.