The direct synthesis of arylxenon trifluoromethanesulfonates via electrophilic substitution

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/zaac.19976231127

The reaction of xenonbis(trifluoroacetate) and trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (triflic acid) gave the new, highly reactive unsymmetrical xenon-oxo species CF₃COOXeOSO₂CF₃. Benzene derivates, containing electron withdrawing substituents such as -F, -CF₃, -Cl or -NO₂ were electrophilic attacked by this intermediate to yield arylxenon trifluoromethanesulfonates. Via this one-pot synthesis trifluoromethanesulfonates with the cations [Xe(2,4,6-F₃C₆H₂)]⁺, [Xe(2-F-5-NO₂C₆H₃)]⁺, [Xe(2-F-5-CF₃C₆H₃)]⁺ and [Xe(3,5-(CF₃)₂C₆H₃)]⁺ were prepared. All compounds were characterized by their NMR, mass, and vibrational spectra. Additionally, several new arylxenon trifluoromethanesulfonates were detected by ¹²⁹Xe-NMR spectroscopy as products of the reaction of 1,3-F₂C₆H₄ and further deactivated benzenes with xenontrifluoroacetate trifluoromethane sulfonate. Fluoro substituents in ortho position to xenon significantly increase the thermal stability of the arylxenon trifluoromethanesulfonates obtained. The molecular structure of [Xe(2,6-F₂C₆H₃)][OSO₂CF₃] was determined by single crystal diffraction methods. The arylxenon unit is weakly coordinated by one oxygen atom of the CF₃SO₃ anion. The salt crystallizes in the triclinic space group P1, a = 880.9(3) pm, b = 1093.9(5) pm, c = 1209.8(5) pm, α = 89.04(4)○, β = 74.23(3)○, γ = 86.03(3)○, Z = 4.