Abstract A facile protocol to the chemoselective deprotection of aryl t-butyldimethylsilyl (TBDMS) ethers using Na3PO4 · 12H2O as promoter is described. From aryl TBDMS ethers to the corresponding phenols, the TBDMS group could be cleaved in the presence of 0.5 equivalent of Na3PO4 · 12H2O in dimethylformamide at room temperature with good to excellent yields in the presence of other common protecting