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Reagents and conditions: (a)63 1,8-dibromonaphthalene, 1 equiv of n-BuLi, Et2O, 0 °C – rt, 45 min, then 35.1, rt, overnight, 86%; (b) Ni(cod)2, cod, 2,2′-bipyridyl, pyridine, rt, 24 h, 79%; (c) Ni(cod)2, cod, 2,2′-bipyridyl, THF, rt, 24 h, 81%.
