title: Monomeric and dimeric disulfide complexes of nickel(II).
abstract: Elemental sulfur reacts with a bulky bis(phosphine)nickel(0) complex to give a monomeric nickel(II) eta(2)-disulfido complex, oxidation of which results in the elimination of sulfur with dimerization to give an eta(2),eta(2)-disulfidodinickel(II) derivative in which the S-S bond can be reductively cleaved in a redox-reversible fashion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Gordon Center for Integrative Science, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
authors.forename: Vlad M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Iluc
authors.forename: Carl A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Laskowski
authors.forename: Carl K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Brozek
authors.forename: Nicole D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Harrold
authors.forename: Gregory L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Hillhouse
mesh_terms: D019281:Dimerization; D004220:Disulfides / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013455:Sulfur / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D004220:Disulfides; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D013455:Sulfur; D009532:Nickel