trans-Phenylamido(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl) phosphine)nickel(II), [Ni(C6H
6N)(C9H11) (C3H9P)(2)], has been synthesized and its crystal structure
determined as part of an ongoing study of the reactivity and stabilit
y of late transition metal-amide complexes, The geometry about the ami
de N atom is planar, with a relatively long interaction with the metal
center. The Ni atom exhibits square-planar coordination geometry with
the PMe(3) ligands trans with respect to each other.