A simple, effective, and high-yield procedure for the oxidative conversion of primary
alcohols to the corresponding 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl esters, with molecular iodine and
potassium carbonate in 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol, was studied.
molecular iodine - oxidation - alcohol - aldehyde - 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl ester