Qy. Chen et Jx. Duan, DIRECT TRIFLUOROMETHYLTHIOLATION OF ARYL HALIDES USING METHYL FLUOROSULFONYLDIFLUOROACETATE AND SULFUR, Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (11), 1993, pp. 918-919
In the presence of S8 and copper(I) iodide, methyl fluorosulfonyldiflu
oroacetate 1 reacts with aryl halides 2 in hexamethylphosphoramide (HM
PA) or N-methylpyrrolidinone (NMP) at 100-110-degrees-C to give the co
rresponding trifluoromethylthiolated derivatives 3 in good yields.