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lytic cycle starts with cationic Ni(II)-hydride A,17 which coor-
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dinates with the 1,6-diene to form intermediate B. After a mi-
gratory insertion of the Ni–H into the double bond of the cin-
namic moiety of 1a, π-allyl-Ni intermediate C is generated. Cy-
clization of C forms alkyl-nickel intermediate D. Finally, β-hy-
dride elimination from D gives product 2a and regenerates
Ni(II)-hydride A. The phenyl group of 1a induces hydride mi-
gration to the β-position to form relatively stable allylic nickel
species C, which ensures the regioselectivity of the reaction.
AUTHOR INFORMATION
Corresponding Authors
*sfzhu@nankai.edu.cn
*qlzhou@nankai.edu.cn
Scheme 5. Proposed Mechanism.
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PRCID
Shou-Fei Zhu: 0000-0002-6055-3139
Qi-Lin Zhou: 0000-0002-4700-3765
Notes
Notes The authors declare no competing financial interest.
Metrical parameters for the structures are available free of
charge from the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre un-
der reference numbers CCDC-1527598, 1527599 and 1540871.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China
(21625204, 21532003, 21421062), the “111” project (B06005) of
the Ministry of Education of China, and the National Program
for Special Support of Eminent Professionals for financial sup-
port.
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