Issue 48, 2023

Synthesis and characterization of trifluoromethylcarboxonium salts

Abstract

The low-temperature protonation of trifluoroacetic acid with the superacids HF/SbF5 and HF/AsF5 resulted in the syntheses of the first examples of trifluoromethylcarboxonium salts. The less acidic trifluoromethylacetamide was also protonated in the same fashion, resulting in exclusive protonation of the carbonyl function. Their [SbF6] and [AsF6] salts were characterized by crystal structures, vibrational and multinuclear NMR spectra, and by electronic structure calculations. These salts are thermally unstable, colorless solids, stabilized by very strong hydrogen bonding. The proton NMR resonances of the [CF3C(OH)2]+[SbF6] and [CF3C(OH)2]+[AsF6] salts occur at an unprecedented 16.0 and 15.7 ppm, respectively, thus extending the upper limit of the range of observed proton NMR chemical shifts from 14 to 16 ppm.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis and characterization of trifluoromethylcarboxonium salts

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
10 Sep 2023
Accepted
04 Oct 2023
First published
17 Nov 2023

Dalton Trans., 2023,52, 18143-18147

Synthesis and characterization of trifluoromethylcarboxonium salts

T. Saal, R. Haiges and K. O. Christe, Dalton Trans., 2023, 52, 18143 DOI: 10.1039/D3DT02944A

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