Perfluoroisopropylcadmium and copper: preparation, stability and reactivity

HK Nair, DJ Burton

Index: Nair, Haridasan K.; Burton, Donald J. Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, 1992 , vol. 56, # 3 p. 341 - 351

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Abstract

Abstract Perfluoroisopropylcadmium can be prepared in excellent yield (98%) from (CF 3) 2 CFI and activated cadmium powder in DMF at room temperature under degassed conditions. The resultant cadmium reagent undergoes metathesis with copper (I) salts to give perfluoro-isopropylcopper, in quantitative yield. While perfluoroisopropylcopper is stable in DMF at room temperature under nitrogen, the cadmium counterpart decomposes ...