Application of a Bis(silylene) Nickel Complex as Precatalyst in C-C Bond Formation Reactions

In the present study the catalytic performance of a nickel complex stabilized by an oxygen-bridged bis(silylene) ligand was examined in cross-coupling reactions of aryl halides with organometallic zinc and Grignard reagents. Good to excellent catalytic activity was observed for a variety of substrates with this system.