Nickel Catalyzed Intermolecular Carbonyl Addition of Aryl Halide

In this study, we develop a nickel‐catalyzed carbonyl arylation reaction employing aldehydes with aryl and allyl halides. Various aryl, α,β‐unsaturated aldehyde and aliphatic aldehydes can be converted into their corresponding secondary alcohols in moderate‐to‐high yields. In addition, we extended this approach to develop an asymmetric reductive coupling reaction that combines nickel salts with chiral bisoxazoline ligands to give secondary alcohols with moderate enantioselectivity.