Abstract Taking advantage of the strong electron-withdrawing effect of perfluoroalkyl groups, solution-stable perfluoroalkanesulfenic acids were synthesized for the first time by Cope- type elimination of the corresponding imines; the acids were identified by 1 H NMR, 19 F NMR, and IR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Trapping reagents were utilized to capture the in situ generated sulfenic acids, which provided further experimental evidence ...
