The preparation of NiCRA (NaH-B ONa-Ni(OAc) 2 ) in the presence of PPh 3 , leads to a reagent (termed NiCRA-PPh 3 ) which is shown to be one of the most efficient Ni containing reagents reported so far for the homocoupling of heteroaromatic halides. ... NiCRA-bpy is shown to be one of the most efficient Ni containing reagents for the homocoupling of heteroaromatic halides and in particular chlorides. ... See for example J. Am. Chem. Soc., 103 (1981), p. 6460 ...