Reactivity of phosphonodithioato-dppt NiII mixed ligand complexes with halogens: First example of a metal-coordinating tribromide anion

Article abstract of DOI:10.1039/c2dt30540b

The first example of a metal complex containing a tribromide anion is presented and characterised by X-ray diffraction. Hybrid DFT calculations were used to investigate the nature of the bond in coordinating trihalides and the differences with the corresponding mono-halide complexes.