Compound 5

tricarba[3]nickelocenophane

From: Main-chain metallopolymers at the static–dynamic boundary based on nickelocene

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Synthetic procedure: See article for the definitive version of this procedure and for full experimental details.

The synthesis of 5 involved a modified literature procedure.29 The reaction of the ligand Li2[(C5H4)2(CH2)3] with NiCl2 was carried as described, but at 40 °C (vs. –78 °C in the original report), which resulted in the yield increasing from 17% to 44%.