New Frontiers in Alkali-Metal Nickelates
Andryj M. Borys, Eva Hevia
Abstract
Recent advances in heterobimetallic chemistry have revealed the potential for mixed-metal systems to facilitate reactions that are unattainable with their single-metal components. This perspective explores the pairing of nickel(0) complexes with organo-alkali-metal reagents, which yield highly reactive alkali-metal nickelates. These previously underexplored systems have re-emerged as a promising area of research, with recent studies uncovering their unique bonding and structural motifs. Furthermore, the discovery of nickelates as potential intermediates in cross-coupling reactions has provided the foundation for the development and mechanistic understanding of stoichiometric and catalytic transformations.
Topics & Concepts
Alkali metalStoichiometryNickelMetalReagentYield (engineering)NanotechnologyChemistryMaterials sciencePhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryMetallurgyOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisCatalytic Cross-Coupling ReactionsCoordination Chemistry and Organometallics