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Figure 1. Experimental mechanistic investigations of Mechanism I. (A) Model reaction used in experimental mechanistic investigations; (B) Competition reaction studies between 1a and 1b; (C) Stoichiometric studies of IM1; (D) Radical clock experiments; (E) Radical lifetime studies. DMA: N,N-Dimethylformamide; TMSCl: Trimethylchlorosilane; ND: not detected; Conversion with respect to the amount of L₁Ni⁰(cod).