Nickel-Catalyzed Reductive Cross-Coupling of Aryl Triflates and Nonaflates with Alkyl Iodides

A nickel-catalyzed cross-electrophile coupling of aryl triflates and nonaflates with alkyl iodides using manganese(0) as a reductant is described. The method is applicable to the reductive alkylation of various aryl sulfonates, including o-borylaryl triflate, which enabled efficient construction of diverse alkylated arenes under mild conditions.