p-Toluenesulfonate → (4-Octadecyloxyphenyl)phenyliodonium hexafluoroantimonate

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In accordance with the procedure of Example 1, octadecyl phenyl ether was prepared and a quantitative yield was obtained. There was added 50 ml of glacial acetic acid to a mixture of 196 grams (0.5 mol) of phenyliodoso tosylate and 173 grams (0.5 mols) of octadecyl phenyl ether dissolved in 200 ml dicholoromethane. After 1 hour stirring at 40° C., the reaction mixture was filtered then triturated with ether. A product, (4-octadecyloxyphenyl)phenyliodonium tosylate crystallized from solution and was recovered by filtration. There was obtained 340 grams (94.4% yield). The entire amount of the tosylate salt was dissolved in 1000 ml of hot acetone and 125 grams of sodium hexafluoroantimonate was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour and the solution filtered to remove the sodium tosylate. The main filtrate was triturated with water and a white crystalline product (4-octadecyloxyphenyl)phenyliodonium hexafluoroantimonate was obtained. Recrystallization from ethanol/water gave the pure iodonium salt having a melting point of 94° C. and an 83 % yield. The acute oral toxicity of this photoinitiator was found to be greater than 5 g/kg. No toxic effects were observed during the 14 day test period and all the test animals (rats) gained weight during the test period.

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