The complex (IPr) Ni (allyl) Cl (IPr= 1, 3-bis (2, 6-diisopropylphenyl) imidazolidene) catalyzes the cross-coupling reactions of heteroaromatic chlorides with aryl Grignard reagents. Catalyst loadings as low as 0.1 mol% have been used to afford the products in excellent yields. This nickel-based catalytic system also promotes the activation of the CAr– O bond of anisoles in the Kumada–Tamao–Corriu reaction under fairly mild conditions.