Palladium-catalyzed coupling reactions of aryl halides and phenols are described employing the bulky and electron-rich MOP-type ligands. When K3PO4 was used as base and toluene as solvent, the catalyst system exhibited high efficiency for the coupling reaction of the activated aryl halides. When NaH was used as base and o-xylene as solvent, unactivated aryl halides can be used as substrates.