Table 3.

Improved Coupling of Aryl and Alkyl Halides^[a].

Entry	bpyNiI2 [mol %]	Time	Yield 6 [%][b]
1	1.0	18 h	85
2	2.5	14 h	78
3	5.0	3 h	78
4	10.0	60 min	84
5[c]	10.0	20 min	79

^[a]Reactions performed on 0.5 mmol scale using a 1:1 ratio of starting materials.

^[b]Determined by GC using dodecane as an internal standard.

^[c]60 °C.