[NiCl2(1,2-dimethoxyethane)]; (+)-Norephedrine; lithium hexamethyldisilazane; water; cesium fluoride in N,N-dimethyl acetamide T=60°C; Hiyama cross-coupling; 16 h;

bis(1,5-cyclooctadiene)nickel (0); bathophenanthroline; potassium tert-butylate in Sec-butyl alcohol T=50°C; Suzuki reaction; 5 h;

[2,2']bipyridinyl; potassium tert-butylate; nickel dichloride in 2-methyl-propan-1-ol; tert-butyl alcohol T=60°C; Stille coupling; 12 h;