Free-Radical Reactions of Fluoroalkanesulfenyl Halides. 4. Reactions of Perfluoroalkane- and Pentafluorobenzenesulfenyl Chlorides with Hydrocarbons in the Presence of Fluorinated Disulfides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00315a008

Free-radical reactions of perfluoroalkanesulfenyl chlorides and pentafluorobenzenesulfenyl chloride with cyclohexane and toluene were carried out in the presence of bis(perfluoroalkyl) disulfides and bis(pentaflurophenyl)disulfide to assess the competition between the disulfide and the sulfenyl chloride for reaction with hydrocarbon radicals.With added bis(perfluoroalkyl) disulfides, radical attack occurs only on the sulfenyl chloride, but with added bis(pentafluorophenyl) disulfide, attack occurs on both sulfenyl chloride and disulfide.