ArI(NTf2)2: the boundary of oxidative capacity for ArIL2?

Synthesis and crystallographic characterization of NO2-C6H4-I(NTf2)(2) (NTf2 = bistriflimide) is reported. Experimental results find that this compound can perform oxidation reactions that ArI(OTf)2 is unable to and theoretical analysis indicates Ar-I(NTf2)(2) is the most oxidizing in the ArIL2 class of compounds known and may also be the most oxidizing compound in the class practically possible.

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The synthesis and crystallographic characterization of NO2-C6H4-I(NTf2)(2) (NTf2 = bistriflimide) are reported. Experimental results demonstrate that this compound is capable of performing oxidation reactions that ArI(OTf)2 is unable to. Theoretical analysis indicates that Ar-I(NTf2)(2) is the most oxidizing compound among the known ArIL2 class of compounds, and it may also be the most oxidizing compound among the practically possible compounds in this class.