M. W. Drover

Alkyne insertion at a nickel–aluminum heterometallic complex: implications for pyridine alkenylation

Cooperative Ni–Lewis acid catalysis has emerged as an effective strategy for the selective C–H functionalisation of heteroarenes, yet the elementary steps following C–H activation remain poorly understood. In particular, direct experimental insight into the migratory insertion step, which governs C–C bond formation and...