Nickel complexes are of ever-increasing importance in organic synthesis; however, unstable Ni(COD)2 is still the main Ni(0) source used. Here the authors report a solution to this long-standing issue: an air stable Ni(0) complex that acts as a general precatalyst for numerous nickel-catalysed reactions.
- Lukas Nattmann
- Rakan Saeb
- Josep Cornella