Alkylaryliodonium salts and method for making

Claim 1

Arylalkyliodonium salts having the formula, [R-I-Y].sup.+ MF.sub.d.sup.- where R is a C.sub.(6-13) aryl radical, Y is a monovalent aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group selected from ##STR11## R 1 and R 4 are selected from hydrogen and C.sub.(1-8) alkyl radical R 2 and R 3 are ##STR12## or a mixture of ##STR13## where R 7 and R 8 are selected from C.sub.(1-13) organic radicals which together can form a C.sub.(6-13) aromatic radical, C.sub.(5-13) heterocyclic radical, or two C.sub.(6-13) aryl radicals, a mixture of C.sub.(1-8) alkyl and C.sub.(6-13) aryl, and a mixture of alkyl and oxyalkyl or alkyl and oxyaryl, and R 5 and R 6 are monovalent electron withdrawing groups selected from nitrile and a mixture of nitro and C.sub.(6-13) aryl M is a metal or metalloid selected from antimony, arsenic, phosphorus and boron, and d is an integer equal to from 4-6 inclusive.

Claim 9

A method for making an alkylaryliodonium salt which comprise (A) effecting contact between substantially equal molar amounts of an alkylaryliodonium organic sulfonic acid salt having the formula, [RIY].sup.+ [QSO.sub.3 ].sup.- and a polyfluoroalkali metal or alkaline earth metal metalloid salt of the formula, XMF.sub.d in the presence of water, or an organic solvent, (B) recovering the resulting arylalkylpolyfluoro metalloid iodonium salt from the mixture of (1), and (C) washing the resulting arylalkyliodonium salt with a sufficient amount of water to eliminate alkali metal or alkaline earth metal organic sulfonic acid salts from the resulting arylalkyliodonium polyfluoro metalloid iodonium salt, where R is a C.sub.(6-13) aryl radical, Y is a monovalent aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group selected from ##STR17## R 1 and R 4 are selected from hydrogen and C.sub.(1-8) alkyl radicals, R 2 and R 3 are ##STR18## or a mixture of ##STR19## where R 7 and R 8 are selected from C.sub.(1-13) organic radicals which together can form a C.sub.(6-13) aromatic radical, C.sub.(5-13) heterocyclic radical, or two C.sub.(6-13) aryl radicals, a mixture of C.sub.(1-8) alkyl and C.sub.(6-13) aryl, and a mixture of alkyl and oxyalkyl, or a mixture of alkyl and oxyaryl, and R 5 and R 6 are monovalent electron withdrawing groups selected from nitrile and a mixture of nitro and C.sub.(6-13) aryl, Q is a C.sub.(1-13) organic radical, M is a metal or metalloid selected from antimony, arsenic, phosphorus and boron, and d is an integer equal to from 4-6 L inclusive.

Claim 10

A method for making an alkylaryliodonium salt which comprise (A) effecting contact between substantially equal molar amounts of an alkylaryliodonium organic sulfonic acid salt having the formula, [RIY].sup.+ [QSO.sub.3 ].sup.- and a polyfluoroalkali metal or alkaline earth metal metalloid salt of the formula, XMF.sub.d in the presence of water, or an organic solvent, (B) recovering the resulting arylalkylpolyfluoro metalloid iodonium salt from the mixture of (1), and (C) washing the resulting arylalkyliodonium salt with a sufficient amount of water to eliminate alkali metal or alkaline earth metal organic sulfonic acid salts from the resulting arylalkyliodonium polyfluoro metalloid iodonium salt, where R is a C.sub.(6-13) aryl radical, Y is a monovalent aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group selected from ##STR17## R 1 and R 4 are selected from hydrogen and C.sub.(1-8) alkyl radicals, R 2 and R 3 are ##STR18## or a mixture of ##STR19## where R 7 and R 8 are selected from C.sub.(1-13) organic radicals which together can form a C.sub.(6-13) aromatic radical, C.sub.(5-13) heterocyclic radical, or two C.sub.(6-13) aryl radicals, a mixture of C.sub.(1-8) alkyl and C.sub.(6-13) aryl, and a mixture of alkyl and oxyalkyl, or a mixture of alkyl and oxyaryl, and R 5 and R 6 are monovalent electron withdrawing groups selected from nitrile and a mixture of nitro and C.sub.(6-13) aryl, Q is a C.sub.(1-13) organic radical, M is a metal or metalloid selected from antimony, arsenic, phosphorus and boron, and d is an integer equal to from 4-6 L inclusive.