A new method for the synthesis of aromatic sulfurpentafluorides and studies of the stability of the sulfurpentafluoride group in common synthetic transformations

A new synthesis of aromatic sulfurpentafluoride compounds is described. Sub sequent elaboration of the aromatic rings in the presence of the sulfurpent afluoride group is also discussed for a variety of common synthetic methods . This paper also describes ab initio electronic structure calculations of 3- and 4-aminophenylsulfurpentafluoride, compared with 3- and 4-aminobenzot rifluoride, and presents X-ray crystal structures of two aromatic sulfurpen tafluoride derivatives. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.