Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Reaction of p-cresol with the title catalyst (10 mol %), cesium carbonate, and bromobenzene at 90°C gave 2,2′-dihydroxybiphenyl (51–67%). The reaction was extended to other phenols to provide the corresponding o,o′-dimers (15–59%). ... Reaction of p-cresol with the title ...