Breitenfeld, JanWodrich, Matthew D.Hu, Xile2014-12-302014-12-302014-12-30201410.1021/om500506yhttps://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/109781WOS:000343849700012The mechanism of alkylaryl Kumada coupling catalyzed by the nickel pincer complex Nickamine was studied. Experiments using radical-probe substrates and DFT calculations established a bimetallic oxidative addition mechanism. Kinetic measurements showed that transmetalation rather than oxidative addition was the turnover-determining step. The transmetalation involved a bimetallic pathway.text::journal::journal article::research article