Perfluoroaryl iodides

Reactions of CgHjCHjBr (X = Cl, Br) with Hg metal proceed on UV irradiation . Perfluoroaryl iodides can undergo thermal reactions with Hg e.g., C5F5I and Hg at 300°C for 30 h provide (CgF5)2Hg (75 % yield) and Hglj ... 

Polymer-bound phenyliodine difluoride, which also has been used as a reagent to add fluorine to alkenes, can be prepared by the addition of xenon difluoride to the polymer [134, 135 136] Methyl iodide is converted to trifluoro methyliodine difluoride by treatment with fluorine at -110 C [137] Perfluoro-alkyliodine tetrafluorides could be synthesized from the perfluoroalkyliodine difluorides and fluorine [138] or chlorine trifluoride [139] Perfluoroalkyl [140] and perfluoroaryl [141] iodides are oxidized to the corresponding iodine difluorides by chlorine trifluoride. 

Castro et al. 44) found that the order of reactivity of various halides in coupling reactions with ethynylcopper compounds in DMF is ArSX, ArX > RCOX ArCHaX, RCH=CHCH2X, ArCOCHaX > RCH= CHX, Alkyl-X. A somewhat different order is observed for the reactivity of some organic halides towards perhaloarylcopper reagents in THF (97, 147) Allyl Aryl > Alkyl and perfluoroaryl, perfluoro-vinyl > aryl > perfluoroalkyl. Acid halides were also far more reactive than aryl iodides in ethereal solvents 146). The ease of halide displacement is I > Br > Cl. 

Ullmann coupling reactions of perfluoroaryl ttnd -heteioaiyl iodides and bromides with copper proceed readily. ... 

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