Electrochemical reduction of some saturated and unsaturated perfluorocarbons

✍ Scribed by A.A. Pud; G.S. Shapoval; V.P. Kukhar; O.E. Mikulina; L.L. Gervits

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1995
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 830 KB
• Volume: 40
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0013-4686
• DOI: 10.1016/0013-4686(95)00030-i

✦ Synopsis

Electrochemical reduction of the perfluoroalkanes t&,F,,, n-CsF,, , the branched perfluoro-2,4-dimethyl-3-ethylpentane (C,F,,) and its unsaturated analogues as follows: the stable radical perfluoro-2,4-dimethyl-3-ethylpentyl (C,F;,), a mixture of two isomers of hexafluoropropylene trimers (C$,,) was investigated. It is established that this process leads to C-F bond splitting and is facilitated with the increase in length, branching and unsaturation of the perfluorocarbon molecules. The products of n-perfluoroalkane reduction were shown to contain polyconjugated bonds and seem to be of a polymeric nature. Reduction of branched C,F,,, C,F;, and the C,F,, isomer mixture leads to polymeric products and relatively stable carbanion particle formation.