COPPER(I) IODIDE ASSISTED REACTION OF NONACTIVATED IODOARENES WITH SODIUM TRIFLUOROACETATE IN HEXAMETHYLPHOSPHORIC TRIAMIDE. NUCLEAR TRIFLUOROMETHYLATION AND DIARYL ETHER FORMATION

Abstract

Abstract Polymethyliodobenzenes react with sodium trifluoroacetate, in tine presence of copper(I) iodide, in hexamethylphosphoric triamide at 150–180°C, giving a mixture of the corresponding polymethylbenzotrifluoride, parent hydrocarbon, and bis(polymethylphenyl) ether.