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At 50°C nickel reacts with carbon monoxide to form nickel carbonyl, however this decomposes at 250°C.

This chemistry was employed in the Mond process for purifying nickel.

Ni
  +  
4
CO
         
Ni(CO)4
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Nickel     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Carbon monoxide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Nickel carbonyl     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Industrial Process: Inorganic
Type 23 Lewis Acid/Base Complexation Chemistry
Type 24 Lewis Acid/Base Complexation Chemistry

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