Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.132, No.34, 11887-11889, 2010
Bimetallic Nickel Aluminun Mediated Para-Selective Alkenylation of Pyridine: Direct Observation of eta(2),eta(1)-Pyridine Ni(0)-Al(III) Intermediates Prior to C-H Bond Activation
We have presented new amino-NHC Ni-Al complex mediated para C-H bond activation for pyridine and quinolin, and isolated for the first time the intermediate structure of a bimetallic eta(2),eta(1)-pyridine pyridine nickel aluminum complex prior to its C-H activation, which serves as key evidence for bimetallic catalysis.