title: Direct arylation reactions catalyzed by Pd(OH)2/C: evidence for a soluble palladium catalyst.
abstract: [reactions: see text] Palladium hydroxide on carbon (Pearlman's catalyst) effectively catalyzes direct arylation reactions of aryl iodides and bromides, providing excellent arylation-to-hydrodehalogenation ratios (>30:1) with broad scope for both intra- and intermolecular arylation processes. Studies aimed at determining the nature of the active catalyst indicate that an active homogeneous palladium species is produced under the reaction conditions.
authors.affiliation: Center for Catalysis Research and Innovation, Department of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, 10 Marie Curie, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5.
authors.forename: Mathieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parisien
authors.forename: Damien
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Valette
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fagnou