Photochemical Activation of Sulfur Hexafluoride: A Tool for Fluorination and Pentafluorosulfanylation Reactions

Abstract The photoactivation of notoriously inert sulfur hexafluoride represents a challenge for photochemistry. This short review summarizes recently published efforts and the corresponding photochemical mechanisms for switching between the fluorination and pentafluorosulfanylation reactivity of organic substrates. 1 Introduction 2 Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) 3 The Pentafluorosulfanyl (SF5) Group 4 Photoredox Catalytic Activation of SF6 5 Conclusions