The reaction of organonickel complexes of the type [NiBr(aryl)(bpy)], where aryl = 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl (Mes, 1), 2,3,4,5,6-pentamethylphenyl (Pmp, 2), 2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl (Tipp, 3), bpy = 2,2´-bipyridine, with sodium bis(diglyme) 3,4,5-triphenyl-1,2-diphosphacyclopentadienide (sodium 1,2-diphospholide,...