Synthesis and X-Ray Structure Determination of 1,4-Bis[trimethylsilylethynyl(trifluoromethanesulfonyloxy)iodo]benzene, Me3SiC≡Cl+C6H4l+C≡CSiMe3 2CF3SO3−, a Novel Alkynyliodonium Salt
aDepartment of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA bDepartment of Chemistry, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Abstract:
The novel bis(alkynyliodonium) salt, 2, has been prepared by the reaction of p-bis(iodosyl)benzene with trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate and bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene; X-ray structure analysis reveals an unusual basket-like structure for this compound.