Table 1.

Evaluation of Amide Substrates^a

entry	amide	amine	yieldb
1	3	4	86%
2	5	6	92%
3	7	8	95%
4	9	10	93%

^aConditions unless otherwise stated: NiCl₂(dme) (10 mol %), substrate (1.0 equiv, 0.2 mmol), PhSiH₃ (2.0 equiv), and toluene (1.0 M) at 115 °C for 24 h in a sealed vial.

^bYields determined by ¹H NMR analysis using hexamethylbenzene as an internal standard.