Chapter 1 describes the nickel-catalyzed hydroarylation of alkenes. This reaction involves reductive cross coupling of alkenes and aryl halides in the presence of a silane as the hydride donor. High anti-Markovnikov selectivity is achieved in this reaction, and broad functional group compatibility demonstrates its utility, ...

Catalyst transfer polymerization (CTP) is a versatile synthetic tool to obtain access to sequence specific π-conjugated polymers, which are attractive materials for organic electronics. CTP proceeds through a chain-growth mechanism creating polymers with precise molecular weights, narrow dispersities, and end-group ...