Using single crystal X-ray diffraction the structure of polynuclear [Ni 6 (OH) 4 (Piv) 7 (HOC 4 H 8 O)(HPiv) 4 ],Piv) 4 }, and {K[Ni 2 L 2 (Piv) 3 ]} ∞ complexes, where HOC 4 H 8 OH is 1,4-butanediol, HPiv is pivalic acid, and L is the anion of nitroxyl radical 2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-4-(3′,3′,3′-trifluoro-2′-oxy-1′-propenyl)-3-imidazolin-1oxyl is determined.