title: Tris(tert-butyl isocyanide-κC)carbonylnickel(0).
abstract: The title compound, [Ni(C(5)H(9)N)(3)(CO)], was prepared from Ni(CO)(4) and a tenfold excess of tert-butyl isocyanide. It crystallizes with two symmetry-independent mol-ecules per asymmetric unit. The central Ni atom of each independent mol-ecule has a nearly perfect tetra-hedral coordination environment, comprising one carbon monoxide and three isocyanide ligands. The title compound is the first structurally characterized Ni(0) compound with a mixed CO/RNC coordination.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, August-Bebel-Strasse 2, 07743 Jena, Germany.
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Imhof
authors.forename: Helmar
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Görls
authors.forename: Kathi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Halbauer