Air- and moisture-stable N-trifluoromethylthio sulfoximines have been prepared from N-H-sulfoximines via the corresponding N-Br derivatives in excellent yields. The two-step process starts with an easy-to-perform bromination at the sulfoximine nitrogen, followed by a reaction with silver trifluoromethanethiolate. A one-pot reaction sequence allows difficult to prepare products to be obtained.

The stabilization of polyhalides in the solid state with the support of electron-deficient pentafluorophenyl groups is described. Furthermore, a synthetic approach towards the sensitive tetraiodide dianion is described and ESI mass spectrometric evidence for its presence in solution is reported.