In transition-metal catalysis, PPh3 and more electron-rich tertiary phosphanes are popular ligands for controlling catalytic activity and selectivity. In contrast, efficient catalysts using highly electron-poor phosphanes,[1] such as P (C6F5) 3, have rarely been reported. However, in recent years this phosphane has been used as an effective ligand, particularly in gold [2] or iridium [3] catalysts. Furthermore, a prominent ligand-acceleration effect (LAE ...