title: Synthesis and magnetic properties of a highly conducting neutral nickel complex with a highly conjugated tetrathiafulvalenedithiolate ligand.
abstract: A neutral nickel complex with the extended tetrathiafulvalene-4,5-dithiolate ligand benzotetrathiafulvalenedithiolate (btdt2-) is synthesized and characterized. From the structural analysis, the neighboring molecules in this complex are stacked in a different way compared to the previously reported single-component metal [Ni(tmdt)2]. The computational studies confirm that the difference in molecular packing results in the variance of conductivity.
authors.affiliation: Coordination Chemistry Institute and the State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
authors.forename: He-Rui
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Cheng-Hui
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: You
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Jing-Lin
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Zuo
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiao-Zeng
authors.initials: XZ
authors.lastname: You