Dual Nickel-Photoredox Catalyzed Amidine-Arylation Method Mediated By In Situ Generated Triazine Cocatalyst

Herein, we report a high-yielding nickel/photoredox-catalyzed amidine arylation method that accommodates a wide range of aryl halides and amidines. The method exhibits good functional group tolerance enabling its successful application to both simple substrates and late-stage functionalization experiments. Mechanistic studies revealed the pivotal role of an in situ generated triazine co-catalyst. This information allowed us to further optimize the protocol, achieving faster reaction rates, milder conditions, and most importantly the substrate scope was expanded to sulfonamides and primary amines as well.