Nickel-catalyzed.

Nickel-catalyzed of pyrimidin-2-yl tosylates with indole and benzimidazole was achieved using Ni(dppp)Cl₂ as catalyst, yielding a variety of novel C2-substituted pyrimidine derivatives in good yields. This reaction proved to be tolerant of various pyrimidin-2-yl tosylates bearing either electron-donating or electron-withdrawing groups as well as nucleophiles including indole, benzimidazole and 1,2,4-triazole. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]