The molecular structure of N-fluorobis (trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide, NF (SO 2 CF 3) 2, as studied in the gas phase by electron diffraction restrained by ab initio …

…, HE Robertson, BA Smart, RE Banks, V Murtagh

Index: Hnyk, Drahomir; Brain, Paul T.; Rankin, David W.H.; Robertson, Heather E.; Smart, Bruce A.; Banks, R. Eric; Murtagh, Vincent Dalton Transactions, 2007 , # 2 p. 265 - 271

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Abstract

The structure of N-fluorobis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide, prepared by a relatively safe and easy method, has been determined by gas-phase electron diffraction (GED), employing the SARACEN method, with flexible restraints based on the MP2/6-311G* structure, and by X- ray crystallography at 150 K. The strongly electron-withdrawing CF3 and SO2CF3 groups make the C–S and N–S distances long, averaging 187.7 (3) and 171.7 (3) pm, ...