“…As a consequence of the g 2 -binding to the Ni(dippe) fragment, a shortening of the C-F bond in all the structures was also observed, the average C-F bond distances in the structures being of 1.309, 1.282, and 1.324 Å , for 4 * THF, 6, and 9, respectively. The C-F distance in an analogous structure of the uncoordinated ligand is in the order of 1.354 Å [22]. This is in contrast to the behavior reported for a related Ni(0) complex, Ni(dtbpe = 1,2-bis(diterbutylphosphine)-ethane)(g 6 -C 6 F 6 ) [23] where the C-F bond (1.37 Å ) is slightly lengthened (0.03 Å ) as a result of the coordination of the arene (C 6 F 6, 1.34 Å ) to the (dtbpe)Ni(0) fragment.…”