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Electron flow analysis finds that the changes in electronic structure may be understood as a <jats:italic>quasi\u2010d<\/jats:italic><jats:sup><jats:italic>10<\/jats:italic><\/jats:sup> to <jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic><jats:sup><jats:italic>10<\/jats:italic><\/jats:sup> transition at the metal centre, rendering this process essentially redox neutral. This is reminiscent of a previously studied formal Ni(IV) complex (Steen <jats:italic>et\u2005al<\/jats:italic>., <jats:italic>Angew. Chem. Int. 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