“…The complexes 1 and 2 have been of interest because of their application as precatalysts in coupling reactions. Complex 1 displays high activity in Heck reactions, including significant activity with the typically unreactive aryl chlorides. , Complexes of benzimidazolin-2-ylidene C,N,C pyridine-based pincer ligands are relatively unexplored and have, until recently, been reported only with a lutidinediyl structure (e.g., 3 ) . During the study reported here, Dötz and co-workers reported the synthesis and catalytic activity of 4 , the first metal complex of a bis(benzimidazolin-2-ylidene)-pyridine pincer with a 2,6-pyridine core …”