Aryl bromides (3 equiv) were coupled efficiently with triarylbismuths (I equiv) in an atom-efficient way using the Pd(OAC)(2)/PPh3 catalytic system in the presence of K3PO4 as base in DMF at 90 degrees C, providing excellent yields of the cross-coupled biaryls in short reaction times. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.