Materials Data on Ni(CO)4 by Materials Project

Abstract

Ni(CO)4 is Cubic alpha N2 structured and crystallizes in the cubic Pa-3 space group. The structure is zero-dimensional and consists of eight Ni(CO)4 clusters. Ni2+ is bonded in a distorted tetrahedral geometry to four C+1.50+ atoms. There is three shorter (1.79 Å) and one longer (1.80 Å) Ni–C bond length. There are two inequivalent C+1.50+ sites. In the first C+1.50+ site, C+1.50+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Ni2+ and one O2- atom. The C–O bond length is 1.15 Å. In the second C+1.50+ site, C+1.50+ is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Ni2+ and one O2- atom. The C–O bond length is 1.15 Å. There are two inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C+1.50+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one C+1.50+ atom.