A process which comprises reacting under substantially anhydrous conditions a perfluoroalkyltrihydrocarbylsilane and a carbonyl compound in the presence of a catalyst such that the carbonyl compound is perfluoroalkylated.
Gem-disubstituted cyclohexadienones and their production
申请人:Ethyl Corporation
公开号:US04871877A1
公开(公告)日:1989-10-03
Quinones may be perfluoroalkylated by means of perfluoroalkyltrihydrocarbyl silane using certain active alkali metal salt catalysts and a proton source. The reaction--which is conducted, preferably in a suitable liquid phase reaction medium, most preferably a dipolar aprotic solvent--results in the formation of gem-disubstituted cyclohexadienones in which the gem substitutes are a perfluoroalkyl group and a hydroxyl group. These gem-disubstituted compounds in turn can be readily converted to perfluoroalkyl substituted aromatics, thus circumventing the traditional need for photochlorination followed by halogen exchange using hydrogen fluoride as a means of preparing perfluoroalkyl aromatic compounds.