title: Nickamine: a general catalyst for cross coupling of alkyl halides and direct alkylation.
abstract: A nickel pincer complex, Nickamine, is shown to be an active catalyst for a large number of reactions including cross coupling of non-activated alkyl halides and direct C-H alkylation of alkynes and aromatic heterocycles. This work was rewarded by the 2011 Werner Prize from the Swiss Chemical Society.
authors.affiliation: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Lausanne, Switzerland. xile.hu@epfl.ch
authors.forename: Xile
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hu