“…[9][10][11] Our group has developed a nickel(II) pincer complex [( Me N 2 N)Ni-Cl] (1, Nickamine) 12 as a catalyst for the coupling of unactivated alkyl halides with alkyl, aryl, and alkynyl Grignard reagents ( Figure 1). [13][14][15][16][17] The well-defined nature of Nickamine prompted us to study the mechanism of these Kumada coupling reactions. 18,19 Recently, such study led to the discovery of a bimetallic radical oxidative addition mechanism for Ni-catalyzed alkyl-alkyl Kumada coupling.…”