title: Activation of CS2 by a "masked" terminal nickel sulfide.
abstract: The "masked" terminal nickel sulfide complexes [K(L)][(L(tBu))Ni(II)(S)] (L(tBu) = {(2,6-(i)Pr2C6H3)NC((t)Bu)}2CH, L = 18-crown-6, 2,2,2-cryptand) activate CS2 to give the trithiocarbonate products [(L(tBu))Ni(II)(S,S:κ2-CS3)](-) or [(S,S:κ2-CS3)Ni(II){S,S:κ2-CS2(L(tBu))}](-), further confirming the nucleophilicity of the sulfide (S(2-)) ligand in these complexes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA. hayton@chem.ucsb.edu.
authors.forename: Nathaniel J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Hartmann
authors.forename: Guang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Trevor W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Hayton