A NiNi system with three different kinds of ligands exists in the dark violet complex (1). It is surprisingly formed from (pentaphenyl)-aluminacyclopentadiene, Li, and NiBr2. The structure has been confirmed by X-ray analysis.
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Hoberg et al. (1977) studied this question.
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