ArI(NTf 2 ) 2 : the boundary of oxidative capacity for ArIL 2 ?

Authors :: Barwise L
Bennetts JD
White KF
Dutton JL
Source :: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) [Chem Commun (Camb)] 2023 Nov 07; Vol. 59 (89), pp. 13340-13343. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 07.
Publication Year :: 2023
Abstract: Synthesis and crystallographic characterization of NO <subscript>2</subscript> -C <subscript>6</subscript> H <subscript>4</subscript> -I(NTf <subscript>2</subscript> ) <subscript>2</subscript> (NTf <subscript>2</subscript> = bistriflimide) is reported. Experimental results find that this compound can perform oxidation reactions that ArI(OTf) <subscript>2</subscript> is unable to and theoretical analysis indicates Ar-I(NTf <subscript>2</subscript> ) <subscript>2</subscript> is the most oxidizing in the ArIL <subscript>2</subscript> class of compounds known and may also be the most oxidizing compound in the class practically possible.