Bis(cyclooctadiene)nickel(0)

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Bis(cyclooctadiene)nickel(0) is the organonickel compound with the formula Ni(C8H12)2, also written Ni(cod)2. It is a diamagnetic coordination complex featuring tetrahedral nickel(0) bound to the alkene groups in two 1,5-cyclooctadiene ligands. This highly air-sensitive yellow solid is a common source of Ni(0) in chemical synthesis.[1]

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Bis(cyclooctadiene)nickel(0)
Names
Other names
nickel biscod, Ni(COD)2
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 215-072-0
RTECS number
  • QR6135000
UN number 1325
  • InChI=1S/2C8H8.Ni/c2*1-2-4-6-8-7-5-3-1;/h2*1-2,7-8H2; checkY
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  • InChI=1/2C8H8.Ni/c2*1-2-4-6-8-7-5-3-1;/h2*1-2,7-8H2;
    Key: AYHVBQBQROAZHP-UHFFFAOYAH
  • C1CC=CCCC=C1.C1CC=CCCC=C1.[Ni]
Properties
C16H24Ni
Molar mass 275.06 g/mol
Appearance Yellow solid
Melting point 60 °C (140 °F; 333 K) (N2, decomposes)
Solubility soluble in benzene, tetrahydrofuran, toluene, diethyl ether, dimethylformamide
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS02: FlammableGHS07: Exclamation markGHS08: Health hazard
Danger
H228, H317, H334, H350, H351
P201, P202, P210, P240, P241, P261, P272, P280, P281, P285, P302+P352, P304+P341, P308+P313, P321, P333+P313, P342+P311, P363, P370+P378, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Preparation and properties

The complex is prepared by reduction of anhydrous nickel(II) acetylacetonate in the presence of the diolefin:

Ni(acac)2 + 2 cod + 2 AlEt3 → Ni(cod)2 + 2 acacAlEt2 + C2H6 + C2H4

Ni(cod)2 is moderately soluble in several organic solvents.[2][3]

If exposed to air, the solid oxidizes in a few minutes to nickel(II) oxide.[4] As a result, this compound is generally handled in a glovebox.[5]

Reactions

The reactivity of Ni(cod)2 has been extensively examined. One or both 1,5-cyclooctadiene ligands are readily displaced by phosphines, phosphites, bipyridine, and isocyanides.[6]

Oxidation gives the highly reactive monocation, which can be isolated when using weakly coordinating anions:[7]

Ni(cod)2 + Ag[Al(OCH(CF3)2)4] → [Ni(cod)2][Al(OCH(CF3)2)4] + Ag

Of its many catalytic reactions,[5] Ni(cod)2 in the presence of phosphine ligands catalyzes the demethoxylation of anisoles by hydrosilanes:[8]

2 C6H5OCH3 + [(CH3)2HSi]2O → 2 C6H6 + [(CH3)2(CH3O)Si]2O

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