Abstract 16-Electron complexes of zerovalent nickel with diallylamines, Ni [(C 3 H 5) 2 NR] L [1, 2: L= P (CH 3) 3, R= CH 3, C 6 H 5; 3: L= P (C 6 H 5) 3, R= CH 3] and [NiP (CH 3) 3] 2 CH 2 [N (C 3 H 5) 2] 2 (4), were synthesized by reduction of NiCl 2 L 2 with magnesium in tetrahydrofuran. NiCl (η 3-C 3 H 5)[P (CH 3) 3] 2 (5), a low-yield byproduct, was also obtained in high yield from NiL 4 and C 3 H 5 Cl. With triallylamine as starting material ...