“…Reaction of NiX 2 (X = Cl, Br or I) with [16]aneSe 4 (1,5,9,13-tetraselenacyclohexadecane) under anhydrous conditions in n-butanol yielded trans-[NiX 2 ([16] [16]aneSe 4 complexes were obtained via nickel K-edge EXAFS (extended X-ray absorption fine structure), and the results compared with related complexes. A ligand field analysis of the UV/VIS spectra of [NiX 2 ([16]aneSe 4 )] and of the tetrathioether analogues [NiX 2 ([16]aneS 4 )] ( [16]aneS 4 = 1,5,9,13-tetrathiacyclohexadecane) showed that the ligand fields produced by 16-membered ring macrocycles [Dq(xy)] lie in the order N 4 > S 4 > Se 4 , with MeSeCH 2 CH 2 SeMe affording a stronger field that [16]aneSe 4 due to the smaller chelate ring size.…”