Nickel-aluminium pincer complexes undergo cooperative bond activation
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.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021-05-01
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| Series: | Communications Chemistry |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-021-00519-w |