The complexes [PdCl
2L
2], where L is a crown-ether-containing triarylphosphane, catalyze the formation of biaryls from arylsiloxanes and arylbromides with high yields in water as solvent and under air. The water-insoluble catalysts [PdCl
2(PhCN)
2] and [PdCl
2(PPh
3)
2] are also efficient,although they decompose more quickly to form black Pd
0.