“…"The final structurally characterized Ni complex is Ni3(CH2C6H4Me)4(PMe3)2(M3-OH)2 which originally was obtained as a minor side product during the work up of reactions between NiCl2(PMe3)2 and Mg(CH2CeH4-Me)(Cl). Subsequently it was prepared in70-80% yields by98 B. Palladium and Platinum A Pt complex, (dppe)PtMe(OH), whose Pt-0 bond distance is 202.5(8) pm has been mentioned in a review article, without details.2 [(C6Fs)2Pd(M2-OH)2Pd(C6Fs)2]2-can be prepared by a route analogous to that for [(CeFs^NiO^-OH^Ni-(C6F6)2]2-:100 2cis-(C6F5)2Pd(NCPh)2 + 2Bu4NOH -*• [But4N]2(C6F5)2Pd(M2-OH)2Pd(C6F5)2with platinum this method fails as coordinated benzonitrile undergoes nucleophilic attack by hydroxide. However, the bis(M2-OH) platinum complex has been obtained by chloride metathesis:101[Bu4N]2[(C6X5)2Pt(M2-Cl)2Pt(C6X5)2] + 2Bu4NOH -[Bu4N]2[(C6X5)2Pt(M2-OH)2Pt(C6X5)2] + 2Bu4NC1 X = F or ClAll three [B^NmCeFs^MG^-OH^M^Fsh] compounds (M = Ni102, Pd100, Pt101) are isomorphous, with square-planar metals forming a planar M2O2 ring.…”