coordination environment at the nickel center. A mononuclear nickel carboxylate species (Ni–
CO2, 3) and a dinuclear nickel–iron carboxylate species (Ni–CO2–Fe, 5) were prepared.
The structure of 3 reveals a rare η1-κC binding mode of CO2, while that of 5 shows bridging
CO2 binding (μ2-κC: κ2O, O′) between the nickel and iron, presented as the first example
of a nickel-μ-CO2-iron species. The structural analyses of 3 and 5 based on XRD and DFT …