Nickel tetracarbonyl

<p>Nickel carbonyl (<a href="/facts/IUPAC/2AV6myCK">IUPAC</a> name: tetracarbonylnickel) is a <a href="/facts/Organonickel_chemistry/etMyR8Ke">nickel(0) organometallic compound</a> with the <a href="/facts/Chemical_formula/hghUtthl">formula</a> Ni(CO)4. This colorless liquid is the principal <a href="/facts/Metal_carbonyl/KzJBcMzU">carbonyl</a> of <a href="/facts/Nickel/KwMCHYRP">nickel</a>.  It is an <a href="/facts/Reaction_intermediate/BjD9HAHt">intermediate</a> in the <a href="/facts/Mond_process/tqk75J1p">Mond process</a> for producing very high-purity <a href="/facts/Nickel/KwMCHYRP">nickel</a> and a <a href="/facts/Reagent/c3GLInCu">reagent</a> in <a href="/facts/Organometallic_chemistry/bhqFz2P0">organometallic chemistry</a>, although the Mond Process has fallen out of common usage due to the health hazards in working with the compound. Nickel carbonyl is one of the most dangerous substances yet encountered in nickel chemistry due to its very high <a href="/facts/Toxicity/qa96rs60">toxicity</a>, compounded with high volatility and rapid skin absorption.
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Nickel tetracarbonyl