A plasma synthesis for the perfluoroalkyl di-, tri-, and tetrasulfides: Reaction of trifluoromethyl radicals with sulfur vapor

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/ic50189a028

A new synthesis for a number of perfluoroalkyl di-, tri-, and tetrasulfides (CF₃S_nCF₃, C₂F₅S_nCF₃, C₂F₅S_nC₂F5, n = 2-4) has been developed using a low-temperature glow discharge to dissociate sulfur vapor and generate trifluoromethyl radicals from hexafluoroethane. These compounds were characterized by mass spectra, infrared spectra, and NMR spectra.