1 CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China.
The cross-coupling reaction of aryltrimethylammonium iodides with aryl- or heteroarylzinc chlorides catalyzed by amido pincer nickel complexes was performed. The reaction requires low catalyst loading and displays broad substrate scope.