G. Carr, R. Chambers, T. F. Holmes
May 1, 1987
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Journal of Organometallic Chemistry
Abstract
Abstract A lithium derivative ( 3 ) is generated from 1,3,5-tris(trifluoromethyl)benzene ( 2 ) and is shown to be remarkably thermally stable. It is shown that 2 is less acidic than pentafluorobenzene, in competition for butyllithium. A preliminary survey of reactivity shows that 2,4,6-tris(trifluoromethyl)phenyllithium ( 3 ) undergoes a variety of transformations including the formation of mercury and copper derivatives, in spite of crowding in the system.