Homocoupling of aryl iodides promoted by nickel(0) nanoparticles

Abstract

Nickel(0) nanoparticles generated by the reduction of anhydrous NiCl 2 with Li and a catalytic amount of a polymer-supported arene have been found to promote the homocoupling of aryl iodides, in the presence or absence of a ligand, under relatively mild reaction conditions. ©ARKAT-USA, Inc.