Table 2.

Oxyarylation of 1 with Trimethylsilanes^a,b

entry	R	R′	product	yield (%)c
1	4-OAc	Me	3	83
2	4-OTf	Me	4	53
3	4-N(Me)Ts	Me	5	66
4	4-Me	Me	6	73
5	4-Br	Me	7	82
6	4-CHO	Me	8	77
7	4-CO2Me	Me	9	68
8	3-CO2Me	Me	10	83
9	2-CH2CH2OH	Me	11	69
10	H	Me	12	87
11	H	Et	2	83
12	H	i-Pr	13	81
13	H	t-Bu	14	37
14	H	neopentyl	15	64
15	H	cyclopentyl	16	68
16	H	2-methoxyethyl	17	86
17	H	H	18	77
18	2-CH2CH2OH	H	19	55

^aConditions: 1 (100 μmol), R′OH (1.0 mmol), Selectfluor (200 μmol), ArSiMe₃ (150 μmol), 5 mol % dppm(AuBr)₂, 0.1 M in CH₃CN, 50 °C for 14 h.

^bCatalyst addition in two portions over two hours.

^cIsolated yields.