Organophilization of Na+-montmorillonite with polyfluorinated alcohols

Modification of Na⁺-montmorillonite with polyfluorinated alcohols was performed. The structure of the modified Na⁺-montmorillonite was studied by derivatography and Fourier IR spectroscopy. The effect of calcite as clay component on the capability for physical and chemical binding of polyfluorinated alcohols was revealed.     

Synthesis, characterisation and mass spectrometric fragmentation of O-(chlorodifluoroacylated) alcohols

An indirect and uncatalysed esterification of chlorodifluoroacetic acid with polyfluoro and hydrocarbon alcohols has been developed. The method which involves the reaction between sodium chlorodifluoroacetate and alcohols in dimethylformamide (DMF) is particularly facile with polyfluorinated alcohols resulting in esters in 71-85% yield. The esters have been characterised on the basis of ¹H and ¹⁹F NMR and mass spectral data. The electron impact (EI) mass spectrometric fragmentation of these polyfluorinated esters have shown some interesting features which have been substantiated by using tandem mass spectrometry.     

Features of the reaction of polyfluoroalkyl chlorolsulfites with allyl alcohol

Unlike the saturated aliphatic and aromatic alcohols, allyl alcohol under the same conditions reacts with polyfluoroalkyl chlorosulfites to form not ethers, but polyfluorinated alcohols. The exception is polyfluoroalkyl chlorosulfites with the chain length of more than five carbon atoms. Allyl ethers of polyfluorinated alcohols of general formula CH₂=CHCH₂OCH₂(CF₂CF₂)nH (n = 1–3) were obtained, when the reaction proceeded in the presence of potassium carbonate, owing to its participation in a specific orientation of the reaction centers in the resulting intermediate structure, which is easily transformed into allyl ethers of polyfluorinated alcohols.     

Synthesis of α-chloropolyfluoroalkyl ethers and acetals based on them

α-Chloropolyfluoroalkyl ethers were synthesized by the reaction of polyfluorinated alcohols H(CF₂CF₂) _n CH₂OH (n=1?3) with aliphatic aldehydes (ethanal, propanal, butanal) and hydrogen chloride. Yield of α-chloroethers decreases from 71 to 61% as the number of carbon atoms in the starting reactants increases. α-Chloropolyfluoroalkyl ethers react with polyfluorinated alcohols (n = 1?3) to form acetals in yield of up to 40–61%, and with methanol and ethanol, up to 98%.     

Complete multinuclear magnetic resonance characterization of a set of polyfluorinated acids and alcohols

A complete ¹H, ¹⁹F, and ¹³C NMR assignment of a homologous series of polyfluorinated acids and alcohols is reported. These assignments were obtained chiefly through single and multiple‐bond ¹H–¹³C and ¹⁹F–¹³C correlation experiments (HSQC, HMBC). ¹⁹F NOESY experiments were required for assignment of two compounds with diastereotopic ¹⁹F nuclei in the CF₂chain of the molecule. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Studies in fluorinated 1,3-diketones and related compounds Part XII. Synthesis and spectroscopic studies of some new polyfluorinated 1,3-diketones,and their copper 1,3-diketonates

New polyfluorinated 1,3-diketones have been prepared from polyfluorinated acetophenones and appropriate esters in the presence of sodamide. The corresponding copper 1,3-diketonates have been obtained by treating a methanolic solution of polyfluorinated 1,3-diketone with methanolic solution of copper acetate. The polyfluorinated 1,3-diketones have been characterized by elemental as well as by spectral studies, viz: I.R., ¹H N.M.R. and ¹⁹F N.M.R. In I.R., characteristic absorptions observed are: CF stretching bands (1300 ? 1000) cm^?1, CF deformation modes (900 ? 700 cm^?1) and intramolecular hydrogen bonding (3000 ? 2500 cm^?1). In ¹H N.M.R. methine ( = C$\text{H}$) signal is observed at δ 6.2 ? 6.8 ppm and enolic proton resonance signal at δ 13 ? 15 ppm indicating the presence of strong hydrogen bonding in such polyfluorinated 1,3-diketones.     

Synthesis of halo-fluoro-substituted adamantanes by electrophilic transannular cyclization of bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane dienes

3,7-Dimethylenebicyclo[3.3.1]nonane and its derivatives with a methyl or phenyl substituent in a methylene group react, with N-halosuccinimides NXS (X=Cl, Br, I) in dichloromethane in the presence of tetrabutylammonium dihydrotrifluoride or polyfluorinated alcohols via a transannular cyclization leading to the corresponding 1-fluoro- or 1-polyfluoroalkoxy-3-halomethyladamantanes. The reaction of the dienes with NXS and Bu₄N⁺H₂F₃⁻ conducted in THF, oxetane or ethylene oxide runs through a cascade addition of electrophiles (positively charged halogen atoms) and external nucleophiles (solvent molecules and halide anions) to the starting diene substrate and intermediate adamantyl carbocation.     

Fluorine-containing carbocations. III. Alkylation of polyfluorobenzenes with polyfluorinated α,α-difluorobenzyl cations and generation of polyfluorinated α-fluorodiphenylmethyl cations

Alkylation of incompletely fluorinated benzenes with polyfluorinated α,α-difluorobenzyl cations in an SbF₅ medium results in the formation of polyfluorinated α-fluorodiphenylmethyl cations whose precursors are the primary products of alkylation, i.e. the corresponding polyfluorinated α,α-difluorodiphenylmethanes. The influence of substituents on the ¹⁹F chemical shifts and spin-spin coupling constants J(FF) has been analysed in terms of their effects on contributions of the resonance structures controlling the positive charge distrubution on the coplanarity of the phenyl rings and the plane of the α-carbon bonds.     

Synthesis and properties of di(polyfluoroalkyl) peroxydicarbonates

Synthesis of di(polyfluoroalkyl)peroxydicarbonates [X(CF₂) _n CH₂OC(O)O]₂, where X = H, F; n = 1, 2, 4, 6 (yield 80%) involves the step of the chloroformate formation (yield up to 93%) via the phosgenation of polyfluorinated alcohols followed by the reaction with sodium peroxide. The rate constant of monomolecular decomposition k _term was found to decrease as the polyfluoroalkyl groups were incorporated into the peroxide: it equaled 3.30 and 3.10 s⁻¹ for X = H, n = 2 and 4, respectively, and 7.36 s⁻¹ for di-n-butylperoxydicarbonate. The new peroxides are a source of the polyfluoroalkoxy radicals and nano-modifiers of the polymers to improve their heat resistance and light stability.     

Fluorine-containing carbocations. II. Polyfluorinated benzyl cations

When dissolved in SbF₅, polyfluorinated trifluoromethylbenzenes produce polyfluorinated α,α-difluorobenzyl ions. The ¹⁹F chemicals shifts and spin-spin coupling constants J(FF) have been analysed in terms of the resonance structures which contribute to the overall positive charge distribution. The influence of halogen atoms situated at position 4 on the downfield signal shift of α-fluorines follows the sequence F > Cl > Br which is opposite to that observed for 4-XC₆H₄CF₂⁺ ions.     

17O and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance study of polyfluorinated carbonyl compounds

δ¹⁷O- and δ¹³C values are reported for 15 polyfluorinated carbonyl compounds. If the R_f group is separated from the carbonyl group by less than two carbon atoms a marked increase in the nuclear shielding of ¹³C(C=O) and a marked decrease in the nuclear shielding of the ¹⁷O(C=O) nucleus is observed. This is ascribed to the differing effects of the R_f group on the σ and the π system of the carbonyl unit. The effect on the σ-manifold leads to increase in shielding but it may be offset (as in the case of the ¹⁷O nucleus) by destabilization of the π system. UV spectroscopic data for some polyfluorinated carbonyl compounds support these arguments.     

Quantitative structure‐retention relationships of the chromatographic retentions of phthalic acid ester contaminants in foods

The harmful health effects caused by phthalic acid esters have been supported from the increasing scientific evidence, developing the efficient methodologies to monitor the levels of phthalic acid esters in various foods become especially important from the aspects of human exposure assessment and their migration mechanistic understanding. In this study, quantitative structure‐retention relationship studies on both the gas and liquid chromatographic retention times of 23 phthalic acid esters were performed by genetic function approximation, and the optimal quantitative structure‐retention relationship models (r² > 0.980, r²_CV > 0.960, and r²_pred > 0.865) passed the statistical tests of cross‐validation, randomization, external prediction, Roy′ r_m² metrics, Golbraikh‐Tropsha′ criteria and applicability domain. The established predictive models elucidate the structural requirements for the retention of phthalic acid esters over different chromatographic columns, which were finally used to predict the retention times of 11 new phthalic acid esters. Hopefully, this work could provide useful guidelines for better understanding and accurate prediction of the retention behavior of undetermined phthalic acid esters when lacking standard samples or under poor experimental conditions, and make the simultaneous identification and quantification of numerous phthalic acid esters possible.     

Synthesis of Polyfluorinated Ethers

Procedures for preparing polyfluorinated ethers H(CF₂CF₂) _n CH₂OR by alkylation of the corresponding telomeric alcohols H(CF₂CF₂) _n CH₂OH (n = 1–3) with alkyl halides and alkyl tosylates were examined.     

An effective synthesis method for secondary fluorinated alcohols via the reaction of esters of polyfluorinated acids with trialkylalanes

Unlike nonfluorinated analogs, complex esters of polyfluorinated acids in reactions with trialkylalanes produce only polyfluorinated secondary alcohols.Department of Fine Organic Synthesis, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Urals Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 450054 Ufa. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2339–2341, October, 1992.     

Asymmetric synthesis of 1,2-fluorohydrin: iridium catalyzed hydrogenation of fluorinated allylic alcohol

We have developed a simple protocol for the preparation of 1,2-fluorohydrin by asymmetric hydrogenation of fluorinated allylic alcohols using an efficient azabicyclo thiazole-phosphine iridium complex. The iridium-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of chiral 1,2-fluorohydrin molecules was carried out at ambient temperature with operational simplicity, and scalability. This method was compatible with various aromatic, aliphatic, and heterocyclic fluorinated compounds as well as a variety of polyfluorinated compounds, providing the corresponding products in excellent yields and enantioselectivities.

We have developed a simple protocol for the preparation of 1,2-fluorohydrin by asymmetric hydrogenation of fluorinated allylic alcohols using an efficient azabicyclo thiazole-phosphine iridium complex.     

Alcohols as Fluoroalkyl Synthons: Ni-catalyzed Dehydrogenative Approach to Access Polyfluoroalkyl Bis-indoles

An acceptorless dehydrogenative strategy for the synthesis of polyfluoroalkylated bis-indoles is described by employing an earth-abundant nickel-based catalytic system under air. The notable feature of the present transformation is the use of bench stable and easily affordable polyfluorinated alcohols without any pre-functionalization for the introduction of precious polyfluoroalkyl groups. The developed straightforward protocol accomplished biologically relevant fluoroalkyl bis-indoles in a sustainable fashion. Extensive DFT study predicts the unique role of indole molecules which stabilizes the transition states during the dehydrogenation process of polyfluorinated alcohols, presumably through non-covalent π⋅⋅⋅π and H-bonding interactions.     

Modification of Na+-montmorillonite with mono- and bis(polyfluoroalkyl) phthalates

Layered natural aluminosilicate, Na⁺-montmorillonite, was modified with mono- and bis(polyfluoroalkyl) phthalates. The polyfluorinated esters as Na⁺-montmorillonite modifiers exhibit high organophilizing and hydrophobizing activity, as demonstrated by thermal analysis and IR spectroscopy. A change in the interlayer spacing in the clay was determined by X-ray diffraction. The capability of the modifier for intercalation into the layered structure of the clay depends on the degree of telomerization of the perfluoroalkyl residue.     

Synthesis of polyfluoroalkyl chlorosulfites and new polyfluoroalkylation reactions with their participation

Regularities were revealed of polyfluoroalkyl chlorosulfites synthesis by reaction of thionyl chloride with associates polyflorinated alcohol-triethylamine and of a new reaction with polyfluorinated alcohols (catalysis by amides), resulting in symmetrical simple polyfluoroalkyl ethers. New polyfluoroalkylation reactions of aliphatic (including polyfluorinated) alicyclic, benzyl alcohols, phenol, carboxylic acids and their salts with polyfluoroalkyl chlorosulfites through substitution of chlorosilfite moiety by halogen, alkoxy- (or polyfluoroalcoxy-), phenoxy-, and acyloxy-groups were studied. Novel synthesis approaches to Foligo- and polymeric materials with new properties were developed.     

13C?C13 coupling constants in dimethyl phthalate and phthalic anhydride. Determination of signs—III

Relative signs of ¹³C? ¹³C coupling constants between ring carbons and carbonyl carbons in dimethyl phthalate and phthalic anhydride, ¹³C-labelled in both carbonyl groups, have been determined. The two-and three-bond coupling constants are shown to be positive, whereas four-bond coupling constants are negative. Substituent effects on carbon-carbon couplings due to a carboxyl group have been determined and effects of 5-membered ring formation in phthalic anhydride have been observed.     

Relationship between the morphology and combustibility of fluorinated polyamide composites

The effect that polyfluorinated alcohols immobilized on montmorillonite support exert on structuralmorphological characteristics and combustibility of polymer composites was studied with 1,1,9-trihydroperfluoro- 1-nonanol as example. The relationship between the flame resistance of this heterochain polymer and its morphology was revealed by X-ray diffraction analysis, electron microscopy, DSC, and Fourier IR spectroscopy. This relationship is associated with the reorganization of the crystal and molecular structure under the influence of fluorinated organoclay, ensuring increased degree of crystallinity and redistribution of the fractions of α- and γ-crystalline forms in the polymorphic composition of polycaprolactam, making its supramolecular structure more perfect, and favoring preparation of a fluorinated material of decreased combustibility.