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SUBMITTER: He W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6155128 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature communications 20180924 1
Nickel-catalyzed catalyst transfer polycondensation (CTP) of thiophenes is an efficient strategy for the controlled synthesis of polythiophenes. However, a detailed view of its reaction mechanism has remained elusive with unresolved questions regarding the geometry and bonding of critical Ni(0) thiophene intermediates. Herein, we provide experimental and computational evidence of structurally characterized square planar η<sup>2</sup>-Ni(0)-thiophene species and their relevance to the mechanism o ...[more]