Substitution reactions of IF5

Using silyl protected organic hydroxo compounds substitution of fluorine in IF₅ is successful.Reacting IF₅ with Si(OCH₃)₄ in CH₃CN or SO₂ using different molar ratios it was shown that in the series IF_5?n(OCH₃)_n only the first member IF₄(OCH₃) (n=1) is stable enough to be isolated. The product in solution with n=2 bismutates to products with n=1 and n=3 if isolated as solids. The last one decomposes to the new oxo compound IF₂O(OCH₃) under elimination of CH₃OCH₃. With n=4,5 only redox reaction products could be isolated.IF₂O(OCH₃) can also be obtained by treating IF₄(OCH₃) with (CH₃)₆Si₂O. Similarly reaction of IF₅ with the disiloxane represents a new method to win IOF₃. Excess of the oxygen transfer reagent leads to formation of IO₂F and I₂O₅. An other oxo compound, IO(CH₃COO)₃, can be prepared by disolving IF₅, IOF₃ or IO₂F in acetic acid anhydride.Reactions of IF₅ with trimethylsilyl protected fluorinated benzoic acids R_fCOOSi(CH₃)₃ (R_f = C₆F₅, 4HC₆F₄) appeared to be independent of the educts molar ratios because the only products are IF(R_fCOO)₄.In order to stabilize iodine (V) derivates with bifunctional chelating oxo ligands we applicated bis(trimethylsilyl) pinacolate, and in smooth reactions we yielded IF₃OC(CH₃)₂C(CH₃)₂O] and IFOC(CH₃)₂  C(CH₃)₂O]₂, in which iodine is part of five membered heterocyclic rings. The ¹⁹F-nmr-spectra are consistent with the diolate occupying the axiale and equatorial positions.An extension of the silyl method is the new synthesis of C₆F₅IF₄ which could be obtained in the smooth reaction of IF₅ with stochiometric amounts of Si(C₆F₅)₄.