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Nickel(II) acetylacetonate is a coordination complex with the formula [Ni(acac)2]3 where acac is the anion C5H7O2- derived from deprotonation of acetylacetone . It is a dark green paramagnetic solid that is soluble in organic solvents such as toluene. It reacts with water to give the blue-green diaquo complex Ni(acac)2(H2O)2.