Defluorination of pentafluorosulphur chloride and pentafluorosulphur bromide by strong nucleophiles
Abstract
Strong nucleophiles, (CF3)2CNLi and (CH3)2-NSi(CH3)3, readily defluorinate SF5Cl and SF5Br to form SF3XNCF(CF3)2, SFX[NCF(CF3)2]2, and trans-(CH3)2-NSF4X (X = Cl,Br).