They present the results in the journal Nature Synthesis. In the novel molecule, the boron atom is in a linear arrangement with carbon atoms. "In combination with the triple bond, this is about as ...

"They were able to attach at one site on the nickel center—known as being monodentate—and accept a pair of electrons from the nickel atom ... this unusual electronic structure in this new complex. The ...

spectroscopic analysis confirmed this unusual electronic structure in this new complex. The new nickel-boron interaction was found to have both covalent and dative bonding characteristics.