In the crystal structure of the title salt, K(3)[Pb(CH(3)COO)(2)(NCS)](NCS)(2), the [Pb(CH(3)COO)(2)(NCS)](-) anion exists as a covalently bonded entity in which the acetate anions chelate in an anisobidentate manner. The Pb atom shows a distorted ψ-octa-hedral coordination to four acetate O atoms and one isocyanate N atom, with the stereochemically active lone pair occupying one of the six sit...

Recent advances using nickel complexes in the activation of unactivated monosubstituted olefins for catalytic intermolecular carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions with carbonyl compounds, such as simple aldehydes, isocyanates, and conjugated aldehydes and ketones, are discussed. In these reactions, the olefins function as vinyl- and allylmetal equivalents, providing a new strategy for organic sy...