Enantio‐ and Regioselective NiH‐Catalyzed Reductive Hydroarylation of Vinylarenes with Aryl Iodides

Abstract A highly enantio‐ and regioselective hydroarylation process of vinylarenes with aryl halides has been developed using a NiH catalyst and a new chiral bis imidazoline ligand. A broad range of structurally diverse, enantioenriched 1,1‐diarylalkanes, a structure found in a number of biologically active molecules, have been obtained with excellent yields and enantioselectivities under extremely mild conditions.