Abstract
In neutral 1:1 molar ratio mixtures of AlCl/sub 3/-1-butylpyridinium chloride, at 40/sup 0/C, nickelocene undergoes a reversible 1-electron charge-transfer reaction, with E/sub 1/2/ = -0.165 V vs. Al (2:1) reference. Evidence is presented to show that both nickelocene and the nickelocenium (III) ion are unstable in chloride ion rich solvents. Spontaneous oxidation to the nickelocenium cation occurs in acidic (> 1:1) melts, and a stable dication is formed reversibly at E/sub 1/2/ = +0.912 V vs. Al (2:1) reference. Electronic spectra of nickelocene species in the II, III, and IV oxidation states have been recorded in these melts. The spectrum of the dication species contains bands at 412, 438, 532 nm.
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