EINECS Number: 221-875-7

Melting Point: 208° dec

Molecular Weight: 256.91

Specific Gravity: 1.455

HMIS Key: 3-1-0-X

Formula: C₁₀H₁₄NiO₄

Refractive Index: 1.57-1.64

TSCA: TSCA

Application: Catalyzes conjugate addition of alkynyl aluminums to enones.¹
Catalyzes coupling of Grignard reagents to give biaryls.²
Catalyzes Grignard additions to silyl enol ethers forming alkenes.³
Thermochromic effect in non-coordinating solvents at 200°C.⁴
UV stabilizer for polyphenylene sulfide.⁵
Catalyzes coupling of dialkylzincs with alkyl iodides.⁶
Intermediate for Ni nanoparticles by reduction with NaBH₄.⁷
Forms Ni₃C nanocrystals by thermolysis in oleylamine.⁸

Reference: 1. Hansen, R. T. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1978, 100, 2244.
2. Clough, R. L. J. Org. Chem. 1976, 41, 2252.
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4. Cotton, F. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1961, 83, 2818.
5. Stahlke, K. Chem. Abstr. 114, 144761u; Eur. Patent Application 326,888, 1989.
6. Giovannini, G. R. et al. J. Org. Chem. 1999, 64, 3544.
7. Green, M. et al. J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 2001, 1912.
8. Goto, Y. et al. Chem. Mater. 2008, 20, 4156.

Additional Properties: Solubility, methoxyethoxyethanol: 70 g/l
Solubility, toluene: 85 g/l
Solubility, water: 11.0 g/l
UV max: 265-298 nm
?Hsub: 16.5 kcal/mole
Color: green - turns turquoise on absorption of 3 moles H2O
Solubility, ethanol: 27 g/l
Metal content: 22.5-23.6% Ni
Trimeric compound
Vapor pressure, 145°: 0.01 mm