Suzuki coupling reactions in neat water as the solvent: Where in the biphasic reaction mixture do the catalytic reaction steps occur?

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/chem.201201266

Many reports on water-compatible palladium catalysts have appeared in the recent literature. For hydrophobic substrates, mixtures with pure water are biphasic, and it is widely not regarded that the elusive locality of the catalytic process (in water, the