Half-sandwich nickel(II) complexes bearing 1,3-di(cycloalkyl)imidazol-2-ylidene ligands

What is it about?

This manuscript details the preparation of some new complexes based on nickel atoms that can be used as catalysts to prepare molecules.

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Why is it important?

The complexes are easy to make and relatively robust, and can be used in a number of industrially-important chemical reactions.