Electron structure and reactivity of organofluorine compounds. 3. Mndo and ami calculations of the ground state of perfluoroalkyl chlorides,bromides, and iodides

The semiempirical quantum chemical MNDO and AMI methods were used to determine the equilibrium geometries and electron properties of molecules of perfluoroalkyl halides (R_FX): CF₃X, CF₃CF₂X, (CF₃)₂CFX, (CF₃)₃CX for X=Cl, Br, and I. It was determined that the effective charge on the Cl atom in R_FCl is negative, positive on the I atom in R_FI, and depends on R_F for the Br atom in R_FBr. The CF₃ group can act as either an electron acceptor or donor in various perfluoroalkyl halides. The strongest C–I bond in the perfluoroalkyl halides occurs with a tertiary RF group.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1059–1063, May, 1990.     

Photoinitiated Reactions of Haloperfluorocarbons with Gold(I) Organometallic Complexes: Perfluoroalkyl Gold(I) and Gold(III) Complexes

The study of perfluoroalkyl metal complexes is key to understand and improve metal-promoted perfluoroalkylation reactions. Herein, we report the synthesis of the first gold complexes with primary or secondary perfluoroalkyl ligands by photoinitiated reactions between Au^I organometallic complexes and iodoperfluoroalkanes. Complexes of the types LAuR_F (L=PPh₃ or N,N-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene; R_F=n-C₄F₉, n-C₆F₁₃, i-C₃F₇, c-C₆F₁₁) and [Au(R_F)(Ar)I(PPh₃)] (Ar=2,4,6-trimethylphenyl) have been isolated and characterized. Alkynes R_FC≡CR were formed by reaction of Ph₃PAuC≡CR (R=Ph, nHex) with IR_F (R_F=n-C₄F₉, i-C₃F₇). According to the evidences obtained, this transformation undergoes through a photoinitiated radical mechanism. Au^III complexes [Au(n-C₄F₉)(X)(Y)L] (X=Y=Cl, Br, I, Me; X=Me, Y=I) have been prepared or in situ generated, and their thermal or photochemical decomposition reactions have been studied.     

Thermolyse des halogenures de perfluoroalcanesulfonyle

Perfluoroalkanesulfonyl chlorides [R_FSO₂Cl ; R_F  CF₃, C₂F₃, C₄F₉], decompose thermally to give the corresponding perfluoroalkyl chlorides with evolution of SO₂. The latter retards the reaction, but it is catalysed by copper which also inhibits the SO₂ effect. 2-methyl-2-nitrosopropane traps the perfluoroalkyl free radicals. In the presence of a perfluoroalkyl iodide [R′_FI ≠ R′_F≠R_F], other products, R_FI and R_FCl, are obtained. A free radical chain-mechanism is then suggested.On the other hand, perfluorobutanesulfonyl fluoride is very stable thermally.     

Electrochemical fluorination (Simons process) – A powerful tool for the preparation of new conducting salts, ionic liquids and strong Brønsted acids

Electrochemical fluorination (Simons process) provides a cheap commercial access to a series of tris(perfluoroalkyl)diflurophosphoranes. These substances are convenient starting material for the preparation of various fluoro-chemicals. The synthesis of new conducting salts and ionic liquids with perfluoroalkyl-fluorophosphate (FAP) and perfluoroalkyl-phosphinate anions is described. FAP ionic liquids exhibit excellent hydrolytic stability, low viscosity and high electrochemical and thermal stability. Organic and inorganic salts with FAP anions possess high electrochemical stability and conductivity that makes them attractive for application in several electrochemical devices (Li-ion batteries, super-capacitors, etc.). The possible application of H[(R_F)₃PF₃] (HFAP), (R_F)₂P(O)(OH) and (R_F)P(O)(OH)₂ as components of proton-conducting membranes is discussed.     

Fluorination of perfluoroalkylsulfenyl chlorides,perfluorodialkyl disulfides and perfluorodialkyl sulfides with chlorine monofluoride

In reactions with perfluoroalkylsulfenyl chlorides (R_fSCl; R_f = F₃, C₂F₅, n-C₃F₇, n-C₄F₉) and perfluoroalkyl disulfides (R_fSSR_f′; R_f = R_f′ = CF₃, R_f = CF₃, R_f′ = C₂F₅) at 25°, chlorine monofluoride acts primarily as a chlorinating and fluorinating reagent to give the corresponding perfluoroalkylsulfur chloride tetrafluorides, R_fSF₄Cl, in good yields. However, small amounts of perfluoroalkylsulfur pentafluorides, R_fSF₅, are also obtained. A mixture of the cis and trans isomers of bis(trifluoromethyl)sulfur tetrafluoride and of trifluoromethyl pentafluoroethylsulfur tetrafluoride has been formed by the reaction of the corresponding bis(perfluoroalkyl) sulfides and chlorine monofluoride. The new perfluoroalkylsulfur chloride tetrafluorides are colorless, unpleasant smelling liquids. The infrared, mass and ¹⁹F NMR spectral data, as well as thermodynamic and elementary analysis data, are given for the new compounds.     

A carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance study of compounds substituted by a perfluoroalkyl chain

The ¹³C NMR spectra of alkanes, alkanones and cyclohexanones substituted by perfluoroalkyl groups, R_F, have been studied. The influence of the perfluoroalkyl group on the chemical shifts of other carbons of the molecules is the same regardless of the R_F chain length.     

Thermolyse des anhydrides perfluoroalcanesulfoniques. Mecanisme et application a la synthese des esters RFSO3RF.

Perfluoroalkanesulfonic anhydrides [(R_FSO₂)₂O; R_F=CF₃,C₂F₅,C₄F₉], mixed with the parent acid, decompose thermally to give the corresponding perfluoroalkyl perfluoroalkanesulfonates (R_FSO₃R_F) with liberation of SO₂. If the perfluoroalkyl moieties in the anhydride and the acid are different, a mixture of symmetric and unsymmetric esters is obtained. An ionic bimolecular mechanism is deduced from the results, and a new easy synthesis of the symmetric perfluorinated sulfonic esters is proposed.     

Bis(perfluor-n-hexyl)- und Bis(perfluor-n-octyl)cadmium: Darstellung,Eigenschaften, NMR-spektroskopische und massenspektrometrische Untersuchungen

Bis(perfluoro-n-hexyl) and Bis(perfluoro-n-octyl) Cadmium: Preparations, Properties, NMR Spectroscopic and Mass Spectrometric Investigations The perfluoroalkyl cadmium compounds Cd(C₆F₁₃)₂ and Cd(C₈F₁₇)₂ are isolated in pure states as well as complexes with dmf, CH₃CN, glyme, and diglyme. The reaction rate of Cd(R_f)₂ with PhHgCl increases with increasing dissociation, which is established by conductivity measurements. The NMR and the mass spectra are discussed.     

Synthesis of 2-(perfluoroalkyl)ethyl potassium sulfates based on perfluorinated Grignard reagents

The first example of nucleophilic substitution with perfluoroalkyl Grignard reagents on the sp³ carbon centre is described. Thus, a series of organometals R_F-MgBr, prepared from perfluorinated alkyl iodides R_F-I with R_F = C₄F₉, C₆F₁₃, C₈F₁₇, C₁₀F₂₁ and C₁₂F₂₅, reacted with 1,3,2-dioxathiolane-2,2-dioxide to afford the corresponding 2-(perfluoroalkyl)ethyl magnesium sulfates, which were isolated after metathesis to the corresponding potassium salts. In the model reaction, perfluorohexylmagnesium iodide was reacted with methyl triflate yielding polyfluorinated alkane. The attempts to extend the reaction to 1,3,2-dioxathiane-2,2-dioxide were unsuccessful due to its inferior reactivity and only reduced polyfluoroalkane and the product of coupling were detected in the reaction mixture. Polyfluorinated sulfates are easily hydrolyzed with hydrochloric or triflic acid to the corresponding alcohols, which is an alternative to standard transformation of perfluoroalkyl iodides to 2-(perfluoroalkyl)ethanols. Quantum-chemical calculations of the PES of the reaction with both sulfur-containing heterocycles found that the failure of the reaction with 1,3,2-dioxathiane-2,2-dioxide is caused by higher activation energy of the process.     

Fluorinated Sulfilimino Iminiums: Efficient and Versatile Sources of Perfluoroalkyl Radicals under Photoredox Catalysis

Reported herein is the use of S‐perfluoroalkyl sulfilimino iminiums as a new source of R_F radicals under visible‐light photoredox catalysis (R_F=CF₃, C₄F₉, CF₂Br, CFCl₂). These shelf‐stable perfluoroalkyl reagents, readily prepared on gram scale from the corresponding sulfoxide using a one‐pot procedure, allow the efficient photoredox‐induced oxyperfluoroalkylation of various alkenes using fac‐Ir(ppy)₃ as the photocatalyst. Importantly, spin‐trapping/electron paramagnetic resonance experiments were carried out to characterize all the radical intermediates involved in this radical/cationic process.     

Studies on sulfinatodehalogenation XXI. A new and convenient syntheses of 2-(F-alkyl) aldehydes,alcohols, acids and ketones

Reaction of perfluoroalkyl iodides ( 1a–e ) with the unsaturated ethers such as 1-ethoxy-1-propene (2) , 1-methoxy-1-butene (3) under the sulfinatodehalogenation condition gave the corresponding 2-(F-alkyl) propanals ( 5a–e ) and butanals ( 6c, d ) very readily in high yield, which were converted to 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazones ( 7a–e, 8c, d ) and characterized. The reaction products 5 and 6 were oxidized with Jone's reagent and reduced with NaBH₄ in ethanol to give the corresponding acids ( 9, 10 ) and alcohols ( 11, 12 ) in good yield. Treatment of compounds 5 and 6 with pyridine gave the dehydrofluorination products 13 and 14 . Under the same condition, perfluoroalkyl iodide reacted with 2-ethoxy-1-propene (4) only to form R_FSO₂Na and R_FH as the major products, but in aqueuous DMF (DMF: H₂O = 5:1) to give the perfluoroalkylacetone (15) in good yield. Thus, the reaction provides a convenient, effective new method for syntheses of these useful organofluorine intermediates.     

Reactivite comparee des perfluoroiodoalcanes (RFI) et des perfluoroalcoyl-2 iodo-1 ethanes (RFC2H4I) en presence de couple metallique zinc-cuivre dans les solvants phosphates d'alcoyles

Reactivity of perfluoroalkyl iodides R_FI and 1-perfluoroalkyl-2-iodoethanes R_FC₂H₄I, in presence of a zinc-copper couple in alkyl phosphates solvents, is described. R_FI and R_FC₂H₄I react via an organometalllc route to give per- and poly-fluoroorganozinc (R_FZnI and R_FC₂H₄ZnI) compounds. Then, in particular conditions, they react with alkyl to give phosphoro-fluorinated molecules (phosphinates, phosphine oxides, phosphines). The compounds's stabilities are studied.     

Azidoperfluoroalkanes: Synthesis and Application in Copper(I)‐Catalyzed Azide–Alkyne Cycloaddition

We report an efficient and scalable synthesis of azidotrifluoromethane (CF₃N₃) and longer perfluorocarbon‐chain analogues (R_FN₃; R_F=C₂F₅, ⁿ C₃F₇, ⁿ C₈F₁₇), which enables the direct insertion of CF₃ and perfluoroalkyl groups into triazole ring systems. The azidoperfluoroalkanes show good reactivity with terminal alkynes in copper(I)‐catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC), giving access to rare and stable N ‐perfluoroalkyl triazoles. Azidoperfluoroalkanes are thermally stable and the efficiency of their preparation should be attractive for discovery programs.     

Self-assembly behavior of fluorocarbon-end-capped poly(glycerol methacrylate) in aqueous solution

Well-defined perfluoroalkyl-terminated poly(glycerol methacrylate) (R _F-PGMA) semitelechelics are prepared by atom transfer radical polymerization and copper(I)-catalyzed alkyne–azide cycloaddition reaction. R _F-PGMA has a similar architecture as the well-studied perfluorinated poly(ethylene oxide) (R _F-PEO) semitelechelics but bears two hydroxyl groups on each glycerol methacrylate unit. Because of the strong hydrophobic interaction of the perfluoroalkyl group, R _F-PGMA semitelechelics self-associate to form core–corona spherical micelles in water above the critical micellization concentration (cmc) which depends on poly(glycerol methacrylate) (PGMA) content and temperature. For comparison, the R _F-PEO semitelechelics with the same perfluoroalkyl terminal group as R _F-PGMA are also prepared. The cmc values of R _F-PGMA semitelechelics are found to increase with increasing temperature in water, which is opposite to the tendency of R _F-PEO semitelechelics. According to the thermodynamic studies, the micellization process of R _F-PGMA in aqueous solution is driven by both a negative enthalpy and an increase of entropy, whereas the micellization of R _F-PEO is an entropy-driven process exhibiting a positive micellization enthalpy. This striking different behavior originates from intra-/intermolecular hydrogen bonds between the hydroxyl groups of the PGMA chains. These strong inter- and intramolecular hydrogen bonds between PGMA segments lead to a self-aggregation of R _F-PGMA evident in temperature-dependent ¹H and ¹⁹F NMR spectroscopy and dynamic light scattering measurements.     

Synthese et reactivite d'organomagnesiens perfluores. V.[1] Synthese et identification de nouveaux composes perfluoroalkyles du mercure a chaine longue.

The reaction of mercuric salts HgY₂ or organic mercuric compounds R_HHgX with long chain perfluorinated Grignard reagents R_FMgBr leads to a series of new perfluoroalkyl mercury derivatives with the general formula R_FHgZ (R_F=C₄F₉, C₆F₁₃, C₈F₁₇ ; Z=R_F,R_H,Y with Y = I,Br,Cl, NO₃,OCOCH₃,OCOCF₃).The synthesis of these organomercuric compounds is described, and their spectroscopic properties are reported.     

Characterization of a low-wettable surface based on perfluoroalkyl acrylate copolymers

The low-wettable surfaces based on perfluoroalkyl acrylate (FA)/n-alkyl acrylate copolymers with various amounts of FA units were presented to analyze their surface properties. The FA copolymers were prepared by soap-free emulsion polymerization in the presence of sodium 2-acrylamide-2-methyl propanesulfonate (AMPSNa) used as a reactive surfactant. Low-wettability properties resulted from the self-assembly of fluorine-containing side chains, surface density and extent of orientation of perfluoroalkyl (R_F) groups. The wetting behavior of the low-wettable surfaces was discussed from a standpoint of dynamic contact angles measurement, which implied an enrichment of perfluoroalkyl groups on the topmost surface. Increased R_F surface densities and orientation, measured by attenuated total reflectance spectra of infrared (ATR-IR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and scanning force microscopy (SFM), respectively, were consistent with higher angles.     

Reactions of perfluoroalkyl iodides with CC-multiple bonds induced by transition metal centers

Additions of perfluoroalkyl iodides R_FI to 1-alkenes can be catalyzed by transition metals, especially by noble metals such as ruthenium or platinum. Complexes of group VI–VIII metals in low oxidation states are even more effective and may also be employed for the addition of R_FI to alkynes. Heterogeneous metal catalysts facilitate the transfer of the perfluoroalkyl group from R_FI to aromatic ring systems.Iodo-perfluoroalkanes 1 belong to the most important intermediates in organofluorine chemistry [1]. The addition of 1 to alkenes according to

is known to be a radical process which can be initiated by means of heat, UV- or ?-radiation, electrocatalysis or by organic azo or peroxo compounds.     

Synthesen und Eigenschaften von Bis(perfluoralkyl)zink‐Verbindungen

Syntheses and Properties of Bis(perfluoroalkyl)zinc Compounds The conditions for the syntheses of bis(perfluoroalkyl)zinc compounds Zn(R_f)₂ · 2 D (R_f = C₂F₅, n‐C₃F₇, i‐C₃F₇, n‐C₄F₉, n‐C₆F₁₃, n‐C₇F₁₅, and n‐C₈F₁₇; D = CH₃CN, tetrahydrofurane, dimethylsulfoxide) are described. Mass spectra, thermal decompositions, ¹⁹F‐ and ¹³C‐NMR spectra are discussed.     

The synthesis of perfluoroalkyl-substituted tetrakisphenylporphyrins

Perfluoroalkyl-substituted tetrakisphenylporphyrins were synthesized through the couplingreaction of perfluoroalkyl iodides(R_FI)with the corresponding bromophenylporphyrin under theCu-bronze catalysis.     

Fluoro-ketones IV. Synthesis of phenylperfluoroalkyl ketones - mechanism of reaction between phenyllithium and fluoroesters

Although fluorine containing ketones (R_fC(O)R_f and R_fC(O)R, R_f = perfluoroalkyl) have been prepared from the reaction between organolithium reagents and perfluoroalkyl esters, the reaction has not found general applicability. Variable yields of ketones and co-production of secondary and tertiary alcohol by-products have in most instances been experienced. We have examined in more detail the factors e.g., temperature, mode of addition and perfluoroalkyl ester structure which influence ketone product and by-products formation. By controlling experimental conditions excellent yields of C₆H₅C(O)R_f compounds can be attained. A lithium salt of a hemiketal (II) has been isolated and shown to be the active intermediate in the production of the ketone. The stability of the salt and its potential reaction with the solvent dictates the type of reaction products. Low temperature favors stability of the lithium salt of the hemiketal whereby high yields of ketones are produced on hydrolysis.