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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Chem Soc. 2010 Feb 17;132(6):2050–2057. doi: 10.1021/ja909562y

Table 2.

The forming Ni–C and C–C bond lengths in the oxidative addition transition states TS1. Changes of bond lengths compared to TS1a are given in parentheses.

TS R1 R2 pathway r(Ni–C) (Å) r(C–C) (Å)
TS1a H H - 1.81 (0) 1.67 (0)
TS1b-A Me H A 1.83 (0.02) 1.64 (−0.03)
TS1b-B Me H B 1.81 (0.00) 1.72 (0.05)
TS1c-A t-Bu H A 1.84 (0.03) 1.60 (−0.07)
TS1c-B t-Bu H B 1.81 (0.00) 1.75 (0.08)
TS1d-A Ph H A 1.83 (0.02) 1.65 (−0.02)
TS1d-B Ph H B 1.81 (0.00) 1.72 (0.05)