Bis[alpha,alpha-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzenemethanolato]diphenylsulfur

IUPAC Name: [2-({diphenyl[(1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-phenylpropan-2-yl)oxy]-λ?-sulfanyl}oxy)-1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropan-2-yl]benzene

Versatile dehydrating and oxidizing agent. For chemistry and references, see Aldrichimica Acta .

Bis[alpha,alpha-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzenemethanolato]diphenylsulfur can be prepared by the reaction of the potassium salt of 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-phenylisopropanol with diphenyl sulfide in the presence of chlorine in ether at -78 °C.

avoid moisture; readily hydrolyzed; stable at rt; decomposes slowly at rt in solution.