Syntheses and degradations of fluorinated heterocyclics II. Perfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkylether-1,2,4-oxadiazoles

3-Perfluoroalkylether-5-perfluoro-n-heptyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole and 3,5-bis(perfluoroalkylether)-1,2,4-oxadiazole were synthesized and characterized. The 3,5-bis(perfluoroalkylether)-1,2,4-oxadiazole was subjected to thermal, thermal oxidative, and hydrolytic degradations at 235 and 325°C and was found to be stable under these conditions as evidenced by practically quantitative recovery of the test samples. In the presence of Jet-A-fuel at 235°C a low degree of degradation,～4%, was observed. 3,5-Bis(perfluoro-n-heptyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole was found to be stable to attack by water at 325°C; however in air in the presence of Jet-A at 235°C the extent of degradation was in excess of 10%.