Nickel-catalyzed Cross-coupling of Anisole Derivatives with Trimethylaluminum through the Cleavage of Carbon–Oxygen Bonds

Nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling of methoxyarenes with trimethylaluminum is described. The use of 1,3-dicyclohexylimidazol-2-ylidene as a ligand and NaOtBu as a base promotes the methylation of anis...