ArI(NTf2)2: the boundary of oxidative capacity for ArIL2?

Lachlan Barwise; Jason D Bennetts; Keith F White; Jason L Dutton

doi:10.1039/d3cc04563c

ArI(NTf₂)₂: the boundary of oxidative capacity for ArIL₂?

Chem Commun (Camb). 2023 Nov 7;59(89):13340-13343. doi: 10.1039/d3cc04563c.

Authors

Lachlan Barwise¹, Jason D Bennetts¹, Keith F White¹, Jason L Dutton¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. j.dutton@latrobe.edu.au.

PMID: 37869995
DOI: 10.1039/d3cc04563c

Abstract

Synthesis and crystallographic characterization of NO₂-C₆H₄-I(NTf₂)₂ (NTf₂ = bistriflimide) is reported. Experimental results find that this compound can perform oxidation reactions that ArI(OTf)₂ is unable to and theoretical analysis indicates Ar-I(NTf₂)₂ is the most oxidizing in the ArIL₂ class of compounds known and may also be the most oxidizing compound in the class practically possible.