0,(compounds 1, 2 and 3 respectively) have been realized using a (PNP) Ni scaffold (PNP−=
N [2-PiPr2-4-Me-C6H3] 2−). X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies of these carbonyl complexes
show a geometrical change about the nickel center from square planar (1) to pyramidal (2)
and pseudotetrahedral (3). Interestingly, the Ni–C bond distance of 2 is longer than that of 1
and 3 due to the electron population of the antibonding dx2− y2 orbital. A difference in the …