Abstract
In comparative studies some bis(ortho-chelated) arylnickel compounds of the type [Ni{C{6}H{3}(CH{2}NRR'){2}-2, 6}X] have been tested for activity in the Kharasch addition reaction of polyhalogenoalkanes to an alkene double bond using methyl methacrylate as substrate and carbon tetrachloride as reagent. The N-donor substituent combination R = R' = Me produces a
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