101417-71-4Relevant articles and documents
Nucleophilic Addition of the Pentafluoroethyl Group to Aldehydes, Ketones, and Esters
Gassman, Paul G.,O'Reilly, Neil J.
, p. 2481 - 2490 (2007/10/02)
Pentafluoroethyl iodide reacts with methyllithium at -78 deg C to produce (pentafluoroethyl)lithium.This halogen-metal exchange reaction can be carried out in the presence of aldehydes, ketones, and esters with no observable addition of methyllithium to t
PENTAFLUOROETHYLLITHIUM. GENERATION AND USE IN SYNTHESIS
Gassman, Paul G.,O'Reilly, Neil J.
, p. 5243 - 5246 (2007/10/02)
Pentafluoroethyl iodide undergoes a rapid exchange reaction with methyllithium at -78 deg C in the presence of ketones to produce pentafluoroethyl-substituted tertiary carbinols in high yield.