W. E. Hill, John A. G. Taylor, C. McAuliffe
1982
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Journal of The Chemical Society-dalton Transactions
Abstract
The long-chain diphosphine 1,8-bis(diphenylphosphino)octane, dpo, forms pseudo-tetrahedral [Ni(dpo)X2] complexes (X = Cl, Br, or I). Molecular-weight data indicate that [Ni(dpo)I2] is dimeric in chloroform, and thus contains bridging bidentate diphosphine ligands. The complex [Ni(dpo)(NCS)2] is diamagnetic and square planar. The donor properties of dpo are compared to those of 1,8-bis(diphenylphosphino)-3,6-dioxaoctane, a potentially P2O2 donor ligand.