Zur Oxydation von Nickel(0)-Komplexen mit Halogenverbindungen des Kobalt(II), Kupfer(II) und Zink(II)

Oxidation of Nickel(0) Complexes by Halogen Compounds of Cobalt(II), Copper(II), and Zine(II) In aceton as a solvent Ni(PPh₃)₄ is oxidized by; cobalt(II) complexes of the type (Ph₃P)₂CoX₂ to nickel(I) compounds. In the case of X = Cl (Ph₃P)₃NiCl and (Ph₃P)₃CoCl separately crystallize, while for X = Br the lattice compound CoNi(PPh₃)₆Br₂ and for X = I CoNi(PPh₃)₅I₂ are formed. CuBr₂ and Ni(PPh₃)₄ react to (Ph₃P)₂NiBr and (Ph₃P)_nCuBr. With (Ph₃P)₂ZnCl₂ also (Ph₃P)₃NiCl is formed But in this case the oxidant is hydrogen chloride originating from hydrolysis. The magnetic moments of the new compounds were measured and their vis and fir spectra compared with those of the simple compounds (Ph₃P)_nNiX (n = 2, 3) and (Ph₃P)₃CoX. The M–X stretching frequencies are assigned. The cobalt (I) complexes (Ph₃P)₃CoCl have identical (distorted tetrahedral) structures, but most probably the nickel (I) complexes have not.