High yields of the mixed perfluorinated biaryls (C6F5–Ar) are obtained by the catalytic dediazoniation of the pentafluorobenzenediazonium salt (C6F5N2+ BF4–) in acetonitrile solutions containing various aromatic substrates (ArH) together with small amounts of iodide salts. Activated (electron-rich) as well as deactivated (electron-poor) arenes are successfully pentafluorophenylated by this method. The arylation is distinct from the azo coupling of the ...
