Director's cut: Not only conventional alcohols but also silanols can act as directing groups in oxidative palladium(II)-catalyzed CH alkenylations. The silicon-tethered hydroxy groups are “traceless”, thereby facilitating the regioselective CH activation of toluene derivitives as well as phenols (see scheme).
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