Linear chain metal compounds: [M(mnt)(CNMe)2][M = Ni, Pd, Pt; mnt = 1,2-S2C2(CN)2]

Abstract
Planar complexes [M(mnt)(CNMe)2] of the nickel triad metals show two different stacking motifs in the solid state, characterised by X-ray crystal structure analysis and EXAFS spectroscopy, in which inter-complex interactions lead to pseudo-one-dimensional molecular aggregates.