Title: Phenyliodine(III) Bis(trifluoroacetate)
CAS Registry Number: 2712-78-9
CAS Name: Phenylbis(trifluoroacetato-kO)iodine
Additional Names: bis(trifluoroacetoxy)iodobenzene; iodobenzene ditrifluoroacetate; PIFA
Literature References: Hypervalent iodine(III) reagent. Prepn: N. W. Alcock, T. C. Waddington, J. Chem. Soc. 1963, 4103; I. I. Maletina et al., J. Org. Chem. USSR 10, 294 (1974). Structural study: N. W. Alcock et al., J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans. 1984, 1709. Use as a one-electron oxidant: L. Eberson et al., Acta Chem. Scand. 49, 640 (1995). Review of applications in organic synthesis: G. Pohnert, J. Prakt. Chem. 342, 731-734 (2000).
Properties: Crystals from chloroform + petroleum ether, mp 120-121°.
Melting point: Crystals from chloroform + petroleum ether, mp 120-121°
Use: In oxidation, cyclization, dehydrogenation, and dearomatization reactions. |