Herein, we describe nickel-catalyzed nitrile hydroboration with pinacolborane, wherein a tethered NHC-pyridonate ligand enables efficient catalysis (5 mol% [Ni], ≤6 h reaction time) at room temperature. Mechanistic studies, including isolation of the catalytically relevant intermediates, shed light on the cooperative role of the ligand in activating both reagents simultaneously.
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