Communication Substituent Dependent Reactivity of Ni(II) Complexes Towards Air Chandan Mukherjee and Samir Ghorai Dalton Trans. , 2013, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/C3DT52072B Received 31 Jul 2013, Accepted 26 Sep 2013 First published online 26 Sep 2013 | | Share on citeulike | Share on facebook | Share on twitter | | More PDF Rich HTML Send PDF to Kindle Download Citation BibTex EndNote MEDLINE ProCite ReferenceManager RefWorks RIS Request Permissions Abstract Cited by Related Content Metrics Radical¯containing Ni(II) complexes (1 and 2) without and with tert¯butyl substituent at the salicylidene unit have been synthesized. Complex 2 underwent ligand centered C¯H activation by aerial oxygen and formed corresponding amide complex (2a). Position of the Ni center above the salen plane was respo...