Abstract pC 6 F 5 OC 6 F 4 Li and pC 6 F 5 OC 6 F 4 MgBr have been prepared. Their stability, benzyne formation and reactions with water, carbon dioxide, cuprous chloride and oxygen, phosphorus tribromide, tin tetrachloride have been studied. Solvent effects of THF, diethyl ether and furan on the synthesis and subsequent reactions of pC 6 F 5 OC 6 F 4 Li are reported.