The nitronickelates are a class of chemical compounds containing a nickel atom complexed by nitro groups, -NO2. Nickel can be in a +2 or +3 oxidation state. There can be five (pentanitronickelates), or six, (hexanitronickelates) nitro groups per nickel atom. The can be considered the double nitrites of nickel nitrite.
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