Silanol as a Removable Directing Group for the PdII‐Catalyzed Direct Olefination of Arenes

Need some direction? Silanol was developed as a directing group for the PdII-catalyzed oxidative Heck-type reaction of arenes. A one-pot CH activation/desilylation process of benzyldiisopropylsilanol was also demonstrated, providing a powerful approach for the synthesis of ortho-alkenyl-substituted alkylarenes (see scheme). Considering the easily attachable and readily removable properties of the silanol group, this reaction will find broad synthetic applications. 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.