Abstract
© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2018. Computational investigations of the reactions of [Ni(NHC)2] complexes with aryl halides show that the outcomes are governed by the steric impact of the ligand (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene). Small ligands permit facile oxidative addition, leading to NiII complexes, while larger NHC ligands prevent coordination of the aryl halide and favour the halide abstraction to form NiI.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 10646-10649 |
Journal | Chemical Communications |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 75 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2018 |