Electrolytic Reactions of Fluoro Organic Compounds. 7. Anodic Methoxylation and Acetoxylation of 2,2,2-Trifluoroethyl Sulfides. Preparation of Highly Useful Trifluoromethylated Building Blocks

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00001a028

Anodic methoxylation and acetoxylation of 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl sulfides and the corresponding nonfluorinated sulfides were comparatively studied.It was found that a trifluoromethyl group remarkably promoted anodic substitution and methoxy and acetoxy groups were introduced adjacent to the trifluoromethyl group of the sulfides.Longer perfluoroalkyl groups also promoted these anodic substitutions.These products were shown to be highly useful building blocks fro the synthesis of fluoro organic compounds.