Hieber and Bruck Revisited. The X-ray Molecular Structure and Properties of the Anionic Precursor to Hieber's Nickel(IV) Dithiolate,

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/ja00337a040

The olive-green precursor to the sulfur-rich Ni(S2CC6H5)(S3CC6H5), originally thought to be IVS(S2CC6H5)2>2, has been identified as ^-.This paramagnetic, six-coordinate anion, suggested by Hieber to be