Volume 33, Issue 12 pp. 1365-1370
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Study on the Degradation of the Highly Reactive Hypervalent Trifluoromethylation Iodine Reagent PhI(OAc)(CF3)

Hui Zhu

Hui Zhu

Department of Chemistry, Innovative Drug Research Center, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China

National Center for Organic Mass Spectrometry in Shanghai, State Key Laboratory of Organmetallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China

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Shusheng Zhang

Shusheng Zhang

National Center for Organic Mass Spectrometry in Shanghai, State Key Laboratory of Organmetallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China

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Haoyang Wang

Haoyang Wang

National Center for Organic Mass Spectrometry in Shanghai, State Key Laboratory of Organmetallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China

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Bin Xu

Corresponding Author

Bin Xu

Department of Chemistry, Innovative Drug Research Center, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China

Bin Xu, Department of Chemistry, Innovative Drug Research Center, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China, Tel.: 0086-021-66132830

Yinlong Guo, National Center for Organic Mass Spectrometry in Shanghai, State Key Laboratory of Organmetallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China, Tel.: 0086-21-54925300

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Yinlong Guo

Corresponding Author

Yinlong Guo

National Center for Organic Mass Spectrometry in Shanghai, State Key Laboratory of Organmetallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China

Bin Xu, Department of Chemistry, Innovative Drug Research Center, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China, Tel.: 0086-021-66132830

Yinlong Guo, National Center for Organic Mass Spectrometry in Shanghai, State Key Laboratory of Organmetallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China, Tel.: 0086-21-54925300

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First published: 15 December 2015
Citations: 4

Abstract

Degradation of the highly reactive hypervalent trifluoromethylation iodine reagent PhI(OAc)(CF3), which can only be generated in situ with mixing PhI(OAc)2 and TMSCF3 in the presence of CsF, was studied by ESI-MS and GC-MS combined with 19F-NMR. The important transient intermediate PhICF3+ was determined by ESI-MS, and the major volatile products containing CF3 were identified with the authentic compounds by using GC-MS, such as trifluoromethylbenzene, 2-iodobenzotrifluoride, 3-iodobenzotrifluoride, 4-iodobenzotrifluoride. Meanwhile, more evidences obtained with 19F-NMR were given for such degradation reaction. A possible rapid CF3 radical transfer reaction pathway was proposed to clarify such degradation progress based on the experimental results. Therefore, this study may be helpful in elucidating the intrinsic reactivity of PhI(OAc)(CF3) and the possible competing side reactions caused by such self-degradation pathway.

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