Reaction of plasma-generated trifluoromethyl radicals with carbon tetraiodide and with bromobenzene; a new synthesis for trifluoromethyl organic compounds
Abstract
The reaction of plasma-generated trifluoromethyl radicals with carbon tetraiodide leads to a mixture of perfluoroneopentane and perfluoro-t-butyl iodide in 97% total yield; bromobenzene reacts with trifluoromethyl radicals to give a 10–15% yield of trifluoromethylbenzene.