Vv. Zhdankin et C. Kuehl, [HYDROXY(SULFONYLOXY)IODO]PERFLUOROALKANES - NEW HYPERVALENT IODINE SPECIES AND PROMISING REAGENTS FOR ORGANIC-SYNTHESIS, Tetrahedron letters, 35(12), 1994, pp. 1809-1812
[Hydroxy(sulfonyloxy)iodo]perfluoroalkanes (C-n,F2n+1I+OH.(-)OSO(2)R,
n = 3, 4, 6; R = p-CH3C6H4, CF3) can be prepared in two steps from the
corresponding perfluoroalkyliodides by oxidation with pertrifluoroace
tic acid and subsequent reaction with TsOH or Me(3)SiOTf. These compou
nds react with trimethylsilyl derivatives of aromatic compounds under
mild conditions forming the corresponding perfluoroalkyl(aryl)iodonium
salts in good yield.