Table 2.

Stoichiometric Reaction of (dtbbpy)Ni^II(o-tol)I with Benzyl Chloride under Various Reaction Conditions^ab

entry	deviation from conditions	yield (%)
1	none	76
2	No CoII(Pc)	<1
3	No CoII(Pc) & no TDAE	<1
4	100 mol % CoII(Pc) & no TDAE	<1

^aReaction conditions: (dtbbpy)Ni^II(o-tol)I (0.0132 mmol), benzyl chloride (0.0264 mmol), Co^II(Pc) (0.00185 mmol), and TDAE (0.0264 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (1.5 mL) at room temperature for 1 h.

^bYields are reported as the average of two trials and were determined by integration of ¹H NMR spectra against a hexamethylbenzene external standard.