“…X-ray quality crystals of 2 were obtained from THF/pentane, and the crystal structure shows the presence of a Ni III center that adopts a distorted octahedral geometry with an average axial Ni–N amine bond length of 2.246 Å and a shorter average equatorial Ni–N pyridyl bond length of 1.988 Å (Figure ). These values are consistent with our previously reported organometallic ( R N4)Ni III complexes (Ni–N amine bond lengths of 2.212–2.431 Å, Ni–N pyridyl bond lengths of 1.903−1.965 Å), , as well as other reported six-coordinate Ni III complexes. , Similarly, an average Ni–C Me bond length of 1.983 Å is consistent with the other structurally characterized Ni III −alkyl complexes reported (1.923, 1.994, 2.011 Å, 2.015, and 2.039 Å). − The CV of 2 in MeCN reveals a pseudoreversible oxidation wave at ∼0 V vs Fc + /Fc, followed by an irreversible oxidation at 0.36 V (Figure S2). The former reversible redox events suggests that the Ni IV oxidation state may be accessible, yet the one-electron oxidized species derived from 2 likely undergoes a rapid chemical reaction such as reductive elimination (vide infra), and the resulting Ni product could give rise to the higher potential irreversible oxidation (i.e., an ECE electrochemical mechanism).…”