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Volume # 6(19), November - December 2001 — "Hydrogenolysis of C-halogen bond in polyfluoroaromatic compounds"

Fluorine Notes, 2001, 19, 9-10

 

HYDROGENOLYSIS OF C-HALOGEN BOND IN POLYFLUOROAROMATIC COMPOUNDS


S. Igumnov, K. Merkulov. E. Igumnova, V. Don


Well-known methods of hydrogenolysis of C-F and C-C1 bonds in polyfluoroaromatic compounds are based on the reduction by LiAlH4 or by hydrogen in the presence of the noble metals [1,2]. Major preparative instrest represents the reduction of C-C1 and C-Br bonds in pentafluorochlorobenzenes and pentafluorobromobenzene by Zn/Cu couple in the hydrous N,N-DMF [3]. It was found that with the use ofMg in methanol with addition ofN,N-DMF it becomes possible to reduce C-F bond in hexafluorobenzene resulting in a yield up to 60 %.


As a continuation of these research it was found that NaBH4 in the polar solvents may have wide application for the hydrogenolysis of C-F bond in polyfluoroaromatic compounds. Thus reduction of polyhalotoluenes and benzenes results in the mixture of the products with the total yield up to 90% with the para-isomer prevalence. Ratio of the products depends on the chosen solvent and on the reaction conditions.



Isomeric tetrafluorobenzenes along with pentafluorobenzene are formed in the Ireaction of hexafluorobenzene with NaBH4.



   1) T-Schach, T. Papenfuhs (US 5.498.807 (Cl.507.127; CO 7 25/13), 1996)

2) J. Res.; NBS, 6 (1959) N 3, 119-122) R.E. Florin, W.J.Pummer, L. A. Wall. 

3) Organic Chemistry, 1994, 30 (8) 1271-1275,  V. E. Platonov, V. L. Krasnov.

 

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