Table 2.

Survey of cross-coupling partners.^a

entry	X	yield (t-amyl alcohol)b	yield (2-Me-THF)b,c
1	OSO2NMe2	100	100
2	OCONEt2	57	50
3	OPiv	94	100
4	OMs	97	95
5	OTs	100	98
6	OTf	100	100
7	Cl	100	94
8	Br	97	92
9	I	100	97

^aConditions: NiCl₂(PCy₃)₂ complex (5 mol %), substrate (1.00 equiv), 2 (2.50 equiv), K₃PO₄ (4.50 equiv), hexamethylbenzene (0.10 equiv), 100 °C, 12 h.

^bYield of 3 determined by ¹H NMR analysis of the crude reaction mixtures using hexamethylbenzene as an internal standard.

^c66 °C