Abstract
The use of a strongly donating "(bis-dialkylphosphine)Ni" fragment promotes the catalytic coupling of a large range of ArCl and ArZnCl derivatives under mild conditions. Stoichiometric mechanistic investigations and DFT calculations prove that a Ni0/NiII cycle is operative in this system.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 7690-7694 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Chemistry - A European Journal |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 21 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 18 May 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Negishi coupling
- Ni catalysis
- cross-coupling
- dft
- diphosphine ligands
- mechanistic study