Acyl fluorides and acyl cations represent typical reactive intermediates in organic reactions, such as Friedel-Crafts acylation. However, the comparatively stable phenyl-substituted compounds have not been fully characterized yet, offering a promising backbone. Attempts to isolate the benzoacylium cation have only been carried out starting from the acyl chloride with weaker chloride-based Lewis acids. Therefore, only adducts of 1,4-stabilized acyl cations could be obtained. Due to the low melting point of benzoyl fluoride, together with its volitality and sensitivity toward hydrolysis, the structures of the acyl fluoride and its acylium cation have not been determined. Herein, we report the first crystal structure of benzoyl fluoride, CHFO or PhCOF (monoclinic P2/n, Z = 8) and the benzoacylium undecafluorodiarsenate, CHO·AsF or [PhCO][AsF] (monoclinic P2/n, Z = 4). The compounds were characterized by low-temperature vibrational spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray analysis, and are discussed together with quantum chemical calculations. In addition, their specific π-interactions were elucidated.

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