Nickel Unlocks a Mild Route to Activate Stubborn C-F Bonds
A mild nickel system turns some of chemistry’s toughest bonds into stable, tunable complexes whose next reaction depends on how they are activated. Paper: Direct Access to Chemodivergent Ni(II) Diaryl Complexes via C–F Activation of Aryl Fluorides. Image Credit: RHJPhtotos / Shutterstock Researchers have developed a method to activate strong…