Abstract: | In [NiCl(C18H15P)2]·C4H8O, the Ni atom is coordinated by three ligands in a distorted trigonal–planar configuration, with a P—Ni—P angle of 111.52 (2)°. In [NiCl(C18H15P)3], there are three independent molecules in the asymmetric unit, with each Ni—Cl bond on a crystallographic threefold rotation axis. Each Ni centre is tetrahedrally bound. The Ni atoms in both compounds have a d9 configuration and a formal oxidation state of NiI. A comparison is made between the form of [NiCl(PPh3)3] presented here and that of a known toluene solvate. |