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Bis(cyclooctadiene)nickel(0)
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<p>Bis(cyclooctadiene)nickel(0) is the <a href="/facts/Organonickel_compound/etMyR8Ke">organonickel compound</a> with the formula Ni(C8H12)2, also written Ni(cod)2. It is a diamagnetic <a href="/facts/Coordination_complex/1tCyeQUm">coordination complex</a> featuring tetrahedral nickel(0) bound to the alkene groups in two <a href="/facts/1%2c5-cyclooctadiene/NjXGaL8t">1,5-cyclooctadiene</a> <a href="/facts/Ligand/6etB3qeW">ligands</a>. This highly air-sensitive yellow solid is a common source of Ni(0) in chemical synthesis. </p>