Synthetic Applications of Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling and Cyclisation Reactions.

Since the first studies about fifty years ago, the direct formation of C-C bonds, catalyzed by nickel complexes, has appeared as an important research topic, and has re-emerged recently as a renewal of nickel chemistry. This account provides a summary of the use of nickel complexes in catalysis, and highlights the evolution of our own research.