Efficient Preparation of Anhydrous Metallic Triflates and Triflimides under Ultrasonic Activation

Several metallic triflates and triflimides, among them anhydrous salts, were prepared in high yields under ultrasonic activation from the corresponding metal powders andstoichiometric amounts of triflic or triflimidic acid in different solvents. Different InIII and BiIII salts were tested as catalysts in hydrothiolation of olefins and in hydroarylation processes, respectively.