“…Finally,the NiÀNdistances in 3-5 are comparable to those found in other three-coordinate Ni II b-diketiminate complexes. [29][30][31]34] TheN i ÀSb ond lengths in complexes 3, 4,a nd 5 are amongst the shortest known, and are intermediate between the additive covalent radii projected for nickel-sulfur single (2.13 ) and double bonds (1.95 ). [23,24,35] Forc omparison, [{L tBu Ni} 2 (m-S)], [30] [{(IPr)Ni} 2 (m-S) 2 ]( IPr = 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene), [36] and [{PhB-(CH 2 StBu) 3 }Ni] 2 (m-S) [32] display comparable NiÀSb ond lengths of 2.0651(7), 2.0972(6), and 2.0714(4) , respectively, despite each possessing ab ridging S 2À ligand.…”