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Pd(II)-catalyzed ortho-hydroxylation of variously substituted benzoic acids under 1 atm of O(2) or air is achieved under nonacidic conditions. Extensive labeling studies support a direct oxygenation of aryl C-H bonds with molecular oxygen.
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