Structure and Bonding
Nickel tetracarbonyl contains nickel in the zero oxidation state. It has 18 valence electrons, and is a tetrahedral molecule with four carbonyl (carbon monoxide) ligands attached to nickel. The CO ligands, in which the C and the O are connected by triple bonds, are covalently bonded to the nickel atom via the carbon ends. Electron diffraction studies have been performed on this molecule, and the Ni-C and C-O distances have been calculated to be 1.838(2) and 1.141(2) angstroms respectively.
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