C(sp³)O Bond‐Forming Reductive Elimination of Ethers from Bisphosphine‐Ligated Benzylpalladium(II) Aryloxide Complexes

On the contrary: Isolated benzylpalladium aryloxide complexes undergo C(sp3)O bond-forming reductive elimination by a stepwise ionic mechanism (see scheme) distinct from the accepted concerted pathway for reductive elimination of aromatic ethers from arylpalladium(II) species. The mechanism is proposed to result from dissociation of the aryloxide ligand followed by nucleophilic attack on the benzylic carbon atom. 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.