RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Facile synthesis of a nickel(0) phosphine complex at ambient temperature A1 Hanf, Schirin A1 Grell, Toni A1 Waters, Jessica E. A1 García Rodríguez, Raúl A1 Hey-Hawkins, Evamarie A1 Wright, Dominic Simon K1 2-piridil K1 Síntesis K1 23 Química AB The reaction of the bis(methoxy)-2-pyridyl-phosphine (MeO)2P(2-py) (1) with [Ni(MeCN)6](BF4)2 leads to the unexpected single-step reduction of NiII and the formation of a tetrahedral nickel(0) complex [{(MeO)2P(2-py-H)}2{(MeO)2P(2-py)}2Ni](BF4)2 (2). The redox activity is probably induced by the decomposition of the tetrafluoroborate anion; NMR spectroscopic studies point towards a fluoride-assisted oxidation of the 2-pyridyl-phosphine ligand, with associated reduction of the metal. PB Royal Society of Chemistry SN 1359-7345 YR 2020 FD 2020 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/43691 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/43691 LA eng NO Chemical Communications, 2020, vol. 56, n. 57, p. 7893-7896 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 14-may-2024