Chemical synthesis with metal atoms: the reaction of chromium and nickel atoms with styrene

The preparation of C₈H₈Cr(CO)₃ (or C₈H₈Cr(PF₃)₃) and polystyrenechromium tricarbonyl (or polystyrenechromium tris(trifluorophosphine) from chromium atoms, styrene and carbon monoxide (or trifluorophosphine) is described; nickel atoms and styrene produce tristyrenenickel, which reacts with α,α′-bipyridyl to yield bipyridylstyrenenickel.