Direct Aminoalkylation of Arenes and Hetarenes via Ni-Catalyzed Negishi Cross-Coupling Reactions MelzigLaurin GavryushinAndrey KnochelPaul 2007 A direct room-temperature Ni-catalyzed cross-coupling of aminoalkylzinc halides, readily available from the corresponding aminoalkyl chlorides via Grignard reagents, with aryl and hetaryl electrophiles, allows a convenient one-step preparation of aminoalkyl (het)arenes, bearing a basic tertiary nitrogen in the side chain, including piperidine and tropane derivatives. Such aminoalkylarene scaffolds are widely present in various biologically active molecules.