title: Synthesis and characterization of trifluoromethyl fluoroformyl peroxycarbonate, CF3OC(O)OOC(O)F.
abstract: The synthesis of CF(3)OC(O)OOC(O)F is accomplished by the photolysis of a mixture of (CF(3)CO)(2)O, FC(O)C(O)F, CO, and O(2) at -15 degrees C using a low-pressure mercury lamp. The new peroxide is obtained in pure form in low yield after repeated trap-to-trap condensation and is characterized by NMR, IR, Raman, and UV spectroscopy. Geometrical parameters were studied by ab initio methods [B3LYP/6-311+G(d)]. At room temperature, CF(3)OC(O)OOC(O)F is stable for many days in the liquid or gaseous state. The melting point is -87 degrees C, and the boiling point is extrapolated to 45 degrees C from the vapor pressure curve log p = 8.384 - 1715/T (p/mbar, T/K). A possible mechanism for the formation of CF(3)OC(O)OOC(O)F is discussed, and its properties are compared with those of related compounds.
authors.affiliation: INFIQC, Departamento de Físico Química, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Ciudad Universitaria, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina.
authors.forename: Maximiliano A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Burgos Paci
authors.forename: Plácido
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: Fabio E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Malanca
authors.forename: Gustavo A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Argüello
authors.forename: Helge
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Willner