First example of organonickel complex bearing three cyclic substituents in the σ-bonded aromatic ring: bromo[(2,2’ -bipyridine)-2,4,6-tricyclohexylphenylnickel]

The electrochemical reduction of [NiBr2(bpy)] (bpy is 2,2 ’ -bipyridine) complex in the presence of 2,4,6-tricyclohexylphenylbromide (TchpBr) in undivided electrochemical cell supplied with a sacrificial nickel anode results in the one-pot formation of an organonickel complex [NiBr(Tchp)(bpy)] bearing three cyclic substituents in the s-bonded aromatic ring. The synthesized complex was characterized by various methods including single crystal X-ray analysis.