Streamlining Thionyl Tetrafluoride (SOF) and Pentafluoro-Oxosulfate [OSF] Anions Syntheses.

A one pot room temperature synthesis of thionyl tetrafluoride (SOF) from elemental fluorine (F) and thionyl fluoride (SOF) is reported. The selective decagram scale process (100 mmol) allows a quantitative preparation of SOF with high purity. The solid-state structure has also been elucidated and compared with the reported gas phase one.

Fluoride recovery in degradable fluorinated polyesters.

We report a new class of degradable fluorinated polymers through the copolymerization of tetrafluorophthalic anhydride and propylene oxide or trifluoropropylene oxide which show up to 20 times quicker degradation than the non-fluorinated equivalents and allow for fluoride recovery.

Organometallic catalysis under visible light activation: benefits and preliminary rationales.

Organometallic catalysis under visible light activation is an emerging field. Activation by photosensitization or by direct light absorption of organometallic complexes can facilitate or trigger elementary steps in a catalytic cycle such as pre-catalyst reduction, oxidative addition, transmetalation and reductive elimination, as well as the ability of generating radical intermediates, widening the structural diversity offered by classical couplings. This perspective aims to highlight key examples of these light-induced or enhanced processes, with an emphasis on the underlying mechanisms involved.

A Parisian Vision of the Chemistry of Hypercoordinated Silicon Derivatives.

Less than ten years of acquaintance with hypercoordinated silicon derivatives in our lab is described in this account. Martin's spirosilane derivatives open new opportunities as ligands and as agents for the activation of small molecules and bis-catecholato silicates have proven to be exquisite radical precursors in photoredox conditions for broad synthetic applications.