a Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA b Solvay Solexis, R&D Center, Viale Lombardia 20, 20021 Bollate (Milano), Italy
Abstract:
New and improved routes to trifluoromethyl fluoroformate were developed. Sterically hindered halogenated olefins initiated the reaction of CF3OF and CO under mild conditions, giving yields of up to 80%. The thermal reaction of CF3OF and CO in a flow system was highly dependent on temperature and the type of tubular reactor material. A PTFE reactor gave moderate conversion and high selectivity for the formate at 120 °C.