title: Bis(η-2-tert-butyl-1-trimethyl-silyl-3-phenyl-1-aza-all-yl)nickel(II).
abstract: The title compound, [Ni(C(15)H(24)NSi)(2)], is a homoleptic metal-η(3)-aza-allyl centrosymmetric complex containing two aza-allyl ligands bound in an η(3)-manner to an Ni(II) atom located on a center of symmetry. The overall coordination about the Ni(II) atom is square-planar. The C and N atoms of the aza-allyl group are sp(2)-hybridized. The uneven Ni-C and Ni-N distances [2.045 (5)/2.060 (6) and 1.916 (5) Å] are influenced by a steric hindering effect from the nearby benzene ring.
authors.forename: Junsheng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Haimei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hai-Yan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Yuan