Trifluoromethyl anion trifluoromethylation

Trimethyl(trifluoromcthyl)siIanc is easily fluorodesilylated by tris(dimethyIamino)suIfonium difluorotrimethylsilicate [TASF(Me)], tetrabutylammonium fluoride, or tris(diethylamino) (methylamino)phosphonium hydrogen difluoride and, if arenesiilfonyl fluorides are used to trap the trifluoromethyl anion, trifluoromethyl sulfones are formed in high yield. Trisfdiethyl-amino)(methylamino)phosphonium phenolate is also an effective catalyst for this reaction, but TASF(Me) is favored as it can achieve the quantitative transformation of ArSOjF into aryl trifluoromethyl sulfones. ... 

The use of an electron-accepting counter ion leads to a photochromic system that is highly reversible under an inert atmosphere. An anion that has been used successfully is tetra-bis[3,5-di(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]borate anion [79250-20-9], C22H22BF 24 ( )-... 

Fluoroxytrifluoromethane (trifluoromethyl hypofluorite) and acetyl hypofluorite are the most commonly used neutral hypofluontes, cesium fluoroxysultate is an inorganic anionic fluoroxy derivative... 

Hydrolysis of the trifluoromethyl group of 2 tnfluoiomethylimidazoles is promoted by the formation of the anion, which readily eliminates fluoride. The resultant ditluorodiazafulvene then easily adds water The remaining steps in the hydrolysis ate predictable When aqueous ammonia is used, 2-cyanoimidazoles result [40] (equation 4])... 

Another way to prepare fluorinated sulfides is the photochemical alkylation of sulfides or disulfides by perfluoroalkyl iodides [69, 70, 71] (equations 62-64). Reaction of trifluoromethyl bromide with alkyl or aryl disulfides in the presence of a sulfur dioxide radical anion precursor, such as sodium hydroxymethanesulfi-nate, affords trifluoromethyl sulfides [72] (equation 65). 

Fluorinated sulflnates are prepared from sodium dithionite and liquid per-fluoroalkyl halides [74] (equation 67). For the transformation of the gaseous and poorly reactive trifluoromethyl bromide, it is necessary to use moderate pressure [75] (equation 68) These reactions are interpreted by a SET between the intermediate sulfur dioxide radical anion and the halide The sodium trifluorometh-anesulfinate thus obtained is an intermediate for a chemical synthesis of triflic acid. 

For reasons discussed in Section VI, a survey of the purine series (29) is being made in this Department, but so far no example (including 2-hydroxy- and 8-trifluoromethyl-2-hydroxy-purine) of covalent hydration has come to light. An examination of ionization constants disclosed no apparent anomalies, although the interpretation is made more difficult by the ease of anion formation in the 9-position, which often competes with that from other anionic substituents. The only abnormal spectrum seems to be that of the anion of 2-mercaptopurine which is being further examined. 

A valence bond isomer of pentakis-(trifluoromethyl)-l, 3-diazepine (44) was prepared from (43) (81TL1113) (44) can be transformed thermally or photochemically to a 2,4-diazabicyclo(3.2.0)hepta-2,6 diene (45), which was subsequently photolysed to an imidazole in an anionic process. Compound (45) is highly acidic arising out of the bishomoaromaticity of the anion and forms a salt with Et3N (81TL1369). 

With hydrobromic acid and potassium bromate 7-methylxanthine (159 X = H) gave the 2-bromo derivative (159 X = Br) in 83% yield (84CHE924). Conversion of a variety of 2-substituted-6-trifluoromethyl-purines into the anions, followed by treatment with NBS in hot dimethyl-formamide, gave 20-60% yields of 2-bromo derivatives (90JHC1505). 

Experience in PTC with cationic catalysts showed that, in general, the most suitable compounds have symmetrical structures, are lipophilic, and have the active cationic charge centrally located or sterically shielded by substituents. For anionic catalysis sodium tetraphenylborate fulfills these conditions, but it is not stable under acidic conditions. However, certain derivatives of this compound, namely sodium tetra-kis[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]borate (TFPB, 12.162) and sodium tetrakis[3,5-bis-(l,l,l,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-methoxy-2-propyl)phenyl]borate (HFPB) are sufficiently stable to be used as PTC catalysts for azo coupling reactions (Iwamoto et al., 1983b 1984 Nishida et al., 1984). These fluorinated tetraphenylborates were found to catalyze strongly azo coupling reactions, some of which were carried out with the corresponding diazotization in situ. 

When the three ligands are the same, procedures similar to the ones developed by Hellwinkel [16,17], Koenig [25-28] and coworkers can be utilized -that is the one-time addition of three equivalents of bidentate ligands to PCI5 to afford the hexacoordinated phosphate anions. Ligands as varied as malonic acid,3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-trifluoromethyl-propionic acid or oxalic acid have been used to form 5,6, and 7,respectively [29]. Aromatic 1,2-diols are also particularly good ligands as tetrachloropyrocatechol [30, 31], 4-methylpyro-... 

Suitable electrolytes for the aqueous phase (w) comprise, for example, LiCl, HCl, MgCl2, MgS04, while suitable electrolytes for the organic phase (o) comprise salts of, for example, tetrabutylammonium, tetraphenylarsonium, or bis(triphenyl-phosphoranylidene)ammonium cations with tetraphenylborate, tertrakis(4-chloro-phenyl)borate, or tetrakis[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]borate anion. 

When the reaction between a-trifluoromethyl sulfone 286 and paraformaldehyde was carried out in the presence of potassium carbonate, the vinyl sulfone was obtained quantitatively upon elimination of triflate anion. Such a deacylative methylenation was observed in the reaction between 8-ketosulfones 287 and 288 and paraformaldehyde ... 

An amino group placed P (i.e., vicinal) to a trifluoromethyl group gives rise to considerable shielding, as can be seen from the examples given in Scheme 5.16. The hydrochloride salts are deshielded relative to the free base. In contrast, when it is placed vicinal to a tetrazolyl anion, the fluorines are deshielded. 

RTILs consist of large, unsymmetrical ions, such as 1,3-dialkyl-imidazolium, 1-alkylpyridinium, 1-alkylpyrazolium, tetralkylammonium or tetralkyl-phosphonium cations and tetrachloroaluminate, tetrafluoroborate, hexafluorophosphate, trifluoromethanesulfonate or bis((trifluoromethyl) sulfonyl)imide anions. 

Complexes of this type cannot be prepared from the parent ligand, the bivalent anion, [(CF3)2C2S2]2, which has not yet been isolated as a simple salt. Attempts to prepare it from the novel heterocycle bis(trifluoromethyl)-l,2-dithiete19 (CF3)2C2S2 cause dimerization or decomposition. The preparations are achieved by treating the heterocycle with a low-valent transition metal... 

Stable organosilver(m) complexes having a general formula [Ag(GF3) X(4 )] with organic groups such as cyano, halo, methyl, alkynyl, difluoromethyl, and perfluoroethyl, replacing the trifluoromethyl groups in the [Ag(CF3)4] anion, as well as [Ag(CF3)3(NCMe)], were prepared. For instance, the air and moisture sensitive silver(i)... 

This complex is not the actual catalyst for the hydrovinylation, but needs to be activated in the presence of a suitable co-catalyst. The role of this additive is to abstract the chloride ion from the nickel centre to generate a cationic allyl complex that further converts to the catalytically active nickel hydride species. In conventional solvents this is typically achieved using strong Lewis acids such as Et2AlCl. Alternatively, sodium or lithium salts of non-coordinating anions such as tetrakis-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]borate (BARF) can be used to activate hydrovinylation... 

Keywords Cation-radical salts, Molecular conductors, Organic superconductors, Organometallic anions, Tetrakis(trifluoromethyl)metallates, Tetrathiafulvalene... 

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