Table 2. Nickel-Catalyzed Benzylation of Ethylene^a.

para-substituted
meta-substituted
hetero-substituted
ortho-substituted

^aIsolated yield unless otherwise noted.

^bDetermined by GC (internal standard).

^cDetermined by ¹H NMR spectroscopy (internal standard).

^dYield obtained with 10 mol % catalyst.

^e2,3-Dihydro-1H-indene (4%) observed as inseparable byproduct.

^fYield obtained with 20 mol % catalyst loading.

^g4-Cyano-β-methylstyrene (5%) obtained as an inseparable byproduct.

^hObtained with 2.5 equiv Et₃SiOTf.