Nitroxide chemistry. Part XIV [1]. Reactions of trifluoromethyl 2,3-dimethylbut-3-en-2-yl and trifluoromethyl 2,3-dimethylbut-2-yl nitroxides

The nitroxide CF₃N(?)CMe₂CMeCH₂ abstracts the aldehydic hydrogen from benzaldehyde, yielding the benzoyl compound PhCO₂N(CF₃)CMe₂CMeCH₂ (82%), the benzylic hydrogen from cumene, yielding PhCMe₂ON(CF₃)CMe₂CMeCH₂ (80%), and the methylene group hydrogen from fluorene, oxidises benzoin to benzil, and hydroquinol to quinone, attacks the Si'&'2.sbnd;H bond of trimethylsilane, and adds to tetrafluoroethylene to give the compound R¹N(CF₃)OCF₂CF₂ON(CF₃)R¹ (R¹ = CMe₂CMeCH₂, 97%), and to hexafluoropropene to give the 2:1-adduct.In a similar manner, the nitroxide CF₃N(?)CMe₂CHMe₂ adds to tetrafluoroethylene to give the compound R²N(CF₃)OCF₂CF₂ON(CF₃)R² (R² = CMe₂CHMe₂, 75%) and to hexafluoropropene to give a similar adduct (71%), and abstracts a benzylic hydrogen from toluene.