title: The crucial roles of MgCl2 as a non-innocent additive in the Ni-catalyzed carboxylation of benzyl halide with CO2.
abstract: Ni-catalyzed carboxylation of the C(sp(3))-Cl bond with CO2 in the presence of MgCl2 was theoretically investigated. MgCl2 plays three crucial roles in stabilization of a Ni(I)-CO2 adduct and acceleration of the CO2 insertion as a non-innocent additive and the one-electron reduction process as one kind of reagent.
authors.affiliation: Fukui Institute for Fundamental Chemistry, Kyoto University, Nishihiraki-cho 34-4, Takano, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8103, Japan. sakaki.shigeyoshi.47e@st.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Fareed Bhasha
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Sayyed
authors.forename: Shigeyoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sakaki