The often facile C-/O-tautomerization of transition metal enolates is severely hindered in the cyclic Ni complexes 1 and 2, allowing the study of their individual reactivities. At room temperature only the O-bound tautomer, 2, reacts with aldehydes, giving rise to the corresponding addition products.
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