“…A lithium derivative, prepared in situ from R 1 CH 2 P(Ph) 2 =NPh and successively LiNPr i 2 and a cyanoarene, was used for various organic transformations [9]. An iron(II) complex [Fe(C 0 ) 2 ] was obtained from [Fe{N(SiMe 3 ) 2 } 2 ] and 2 HC 0 [10]. As shown by one of us, novel Ni(II) complexes, bearing a monoanionic P,N,P-, P,N,N-, or N,N,N-pincer ligand containing the ligand C 00 , were effective catalysts for Kumada cross-coupling reactions [11].…”