title: Trifluoromethyl fluoroformyl trioxicarbonate, CF3OC(O)OOOC(O)F: the first nonsymmetric acyl trioxide.
abstract: This paper reports for the first time the synthesis and characterization of trifluoromethyl fluoroformyl trioxicarbonate, CF(3)OC(O)OOOC(O)F. The new trioxide is obtained from the gas-phase photolytic reaction of CF(3)C(O)OC(O)CF(3) and FC(O)C(O)F at 223-228 K. It is a very thermally labile molecule that decomposes at room temperature by rupture of either of the CF(3)OC(O)O-O-OC(O)F bonds. These bonds are nonequivalent, and a branching ratio of 0.8 for fragmentation through the CF(3)OC(O)OO-OC(O)F bond was obtained. Unambiguous identification was possible through reaction of the trioxide with an excess of NO(2). Potential-energy surfaces (PES) of the different rotamers were studied by the B3LYP/6-311+G* method, and analysis of the IR frequency of the possible mixture of rotamers agrees excellently with the experimental IR spectrum. This molecule is the first nonsymmetric acyl trioxide reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: INFIQC, Departamento de Fisicoquímica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Ciudad Universitaria, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina.
authors.forename: Martín D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Manetti
authors.forename: Maximiliano A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Burgos Paci
authors.forename: Gustavo A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Argüello
mesh_terms: D002254:Carbonates / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006845:Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D010087:Oxides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D002254:Carbonates; D006845:Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated; D010087:Oxides; C545334:trifluoromethyl fluoroformyl trioxicarbonate