COPPER COUPLING REACTIONS OF 1,3-BIS(2-HYDROXYHEXAFLUORO-2-PROPYL)-5-IODOBENZENE AND ITS DERIVATIVES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0022-1139(00)83939-1

Attemts to homocouple 1,3-bis(2-hydroxyhexafluoro-2-propyl)-5-iodobenzene (diol iodide) with copper fail to give the desired biphenyl tetrol.However, the dimethyl ether derivative of the diol iodide reacts smoothly with copper to give the biphenyl tetrame