Palladium‐Catalyzed Hydroxylation of Aryl Halides under Ambient Conditions

Turning down the heat: The first room temperature Pd-catalyzed synthesis of phenols from aryl bromides and chlorides is presented. Stoichiometric studies of Pd-mediated hydroxylation of aryl halides employing a bulky imidazolyl-phosphine ligand and the novel palladium precursor [Pd(cod)(CH2SiMe3)2] led to development of efficient catalytic synthesis of phenols under ambient conditions (see scheme; Ad=adamantyl, cod=1,5-cyclooctadiene). Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as "Supporting Information". Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.