(4-Octyloxyphenyl)phenyliodonium tosylate → (4-Octyloxyphenyl)-phenyliodonium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate

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5 g (or 0.0086 mol) of (4-octyloxyphenyl)-phenyliodonium tosylate were dissolved in 350 ml of acetone in a 500 ml Erlenmeyer flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer bar. While light was excluded, 3.4 g (or 0.0103 mol) of lithium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate in solution in 50 ml of acetone were added. The mixture was stirred for 48 hours and was then filtered to remove the lithium p-toluenesulfonate formed. The acetone was evaporated under reduced pressure and 7.98 g (or a yield of 92%) of (4-octyloxyphenyl)phenyliodonium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate were recovered.

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