Communications Chemistry (May 2021)

Nickel-aluminium pincer complexes undergo cooperative bond activation

  • Andrew J. Bissette

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-021-00519-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 2

Abstract

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Lewis acid additives such as aluminium can enable fascinating new reactivity in transition metal catalysts, but few catalytic intermediates have been characterised. Now, a nickel-aluminium pincer complex offers new mechanistic insight into transmetalation, and new potential for reactivity.