Cj. Kuehl et al., [HYDROXY(SULFONYLOXY)IODO]PERFLUOROALKANES - NEW AND CONVENIENT REAGENTS FOR THE PREPARATION OF FLUOROALKYL(ARYL)IODONIUM SALTS, Synthesis, (3), 1995, pp. 312-316
[Hydroxy(sulfonyloxy)iodo]perfluoroalkanes (CnF2n+1I+OH .(-)OSO(2)R, n
= 2, 3, 4, 6, 8; R = Me,p-MeC(6)H(4), CF3) can be prepared in two ste
ps from the corresponding perfluoroalkyliodides by oxidation with trif
luoroperacetic acid and subsequent reaction with MeSO(2)OH, p-MeC(6)H(
4)SO(2)OH, or Me(3)SiOSO(2)CF(3). These compouds react with trimethyls
ilyl-substituted arenes under mild conditions forming the correspondin
g perfluoroalkyl(aryl)iodonium salts in good yield.