Trifluoroacetic anhydride → HCID 86750013, compound

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Reaction Steps

(Tolyl)diphenylsulphonium hexafluorophosphate (1.08 g, 2.57 mol) is dissolved with stirring in methanol (40 ml) with cooling in an ice-water bath. Sodium methoxide (2.42 g, 31 mmol) is added slowly. After 15 mins a solution of trifluoroacetic anhydride (1.8 ml, 12.5 mmol) in methanol (30 ml) is added dropwise over 25 min. After 30 min the reaction mixture is filtered and evaporated under reduced pressure. Water is added and the resulting solid is collected and washed with water and ether, to give (tolyl)diphenylsulphoxonium hexafluorophosphate (0.85 g, 76%) identical to authentic material.

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