N-halogeno-compounds. Part 9 [1]. Azoxy- and azo-arenes derived from 4-(dichloroamino)tetrafluoropyridine; crystal structure of trans-2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-4-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl-onn-azoxy)pyridine

Abstract The nitrosoarenes ArNO (Ar = C6H5, 2-MeC6H4, 2,4,6- Me3C6H2 and C6F5) have been condensed with 4-(dichloroamino)- tetrafluoropyridine to provide the azoxy-compounds pyFN N + ( N - )Ar (pyF = 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-4-pyridyl); de-oxygenation of the first three with triphenylphosphine or triethyl phosphite gave the corresponding azo-compounds, and the reverse reaction was achieved in the case of pyFNNC6H2Me3-2,4,6 using peroxytrifluoroacetic acid. Thermolysis of 4-azidotetrafluoropyridine in the presence of pentafluoronitrosobenzene provided the perfluorinated azoxy-compound pyFN N + ( O - )C6F5. X-Ray methods have been used to determine the molecular geometry of pyFN N + ( O - )C6H2Me3-2,4,6.