Oxidation of fluoroalkenes

The direct oxidation of fluoroalkenes is also an excellent general synthesis procedure for the preparation of perfluoroepoxides (eq. 8). This method exploits the low reactivity of the epoxide products to both organic and inorganic free radicals. 

Perfluoroepoxides have also been prepared by anodic oxidation of fluoroalkenes (39), the low temperature oxidation of fluoroalkenes with potassium permanganate (40), by addition of difluorocarbene to perfluoroacetyl fluoride (41) or hexafluoroacetone (42), epoxidation of fluoroalkenes with oxygen difluoride (43) or peracids (44), the photolysis of substituted l,3-dioxolan-4-ones (45), and the thermal rearrangement of perfluorodioxoles (46). 

Ozonuies (1,2,4-trioxolanes) are generally obtained by the reaction of fluoroalkenes with ozone Thus, vmyl fluonde is oxidized to monofluoroozomde and formyl fluonde [23] (equation 15) The same ozomde is formed by ozonolysis of a mixture of cis 1,2-difluoroethylene with ethylene [24]... 

For the synthesis of the title compound, Oxone or 3-chloroperbenzoic acid2 can be used to oxidize the sulfide to the sulfone. The title compound is a key reagent for the preparation of fluoroalkenes from aromatic11 and aliphatic2 aldehydes. Recently, a stereospecific method to (E)- and (Z)-fluoroalkenes was reported using this reagant.12 13 14... 

The reaction of fluoroalkenes with nickel(O) phosphine and arsine complexes may also result in the dimerization of the fluoroalkene and in the formation, for example, of octafluoro-nickelacyclopentane complexes [Ni(ER3)2(CF2)4] (E = P, As), which contain the nickel atom in the formal oxidation state +2., 55 A similar reaction also occurs when [N PPhj QtFj reacts... 

Organic sulfur trihalides (RSX3, X = Cl, F) are known. The arylsulfur trifluorides can be obtained by oxidation of the disulfide with silver difluoride but this reaction fails for alkyl compounds. Fluoroalkenes provide a valuable source of compounds according to equation (52), which is catalyzed by cesium fluoride. 

Unsaturated halogenated compounds with a central C = C or C = C bond undergo cleavage on oxidation in the middle of the molecule and form two carboxylic acids without loss of a carbon atom. The reaction mechanism of the oxidation of internal fluoroalkenes by potassium permanganate includes hydroxylation of the C = C bond in 2 by permanganate, accompanied by dehydrofluorination of the geminal fluoroalkane-1,2-diol 3 and formation of an intermediate fluorocarbonyl compound 4 oxidative cleavage of the C-C bond in 4 leads to the final products 5.1... 

Difluoroethanol is prepared by the mercuric oxide cataly2ed hydrolysis of 2-bromo-l,l-difluoroethane with carboxyHc acid esters and alkaH metal hydroxides ia water (27). Its chemical reactions are similar to those of most alcohols. It can be oxidi2ed to difluoroacetic acid [381-73-7] (28) it forms alkoxides with alkaH and alkaline-earth metals (29) with alkoxides of other alcohols it forms mixed ethers such as 2,2-difluoroethyl methyl ether [461-57-4], bp 47°C, or 2,2-difluoroethyl ethyl ether [82907-09-3], bp 66°C (29). 2,2-Difluoroethyl difluoromethyl ether [32778-16-8], made from the alcohol and chlorodifluoromethane ia aqueous base, has been iavestigated as an inhalation anesthetic (30,31) as have several ethers made by addition of the alcohol to various fluoroalkenes (32,33). Methacrylate esters of the alcohol are useful as a sheathing material for polymers ia optical appHcations (34). The alcohol has also been reported to be useful as a working fluid ia heat pumps (35). The alcohol is available ia research quantities for ca 6/g (1992). 

The products formed by oxidative deavage of an alkene depend on the alkene structure and the agent used Acid fluorides are formed by ozonization of per-fluoroalkenes in tnfluoroacetic acid [3t5] (equation 28)... 

Tetrabutylammonium dihydrogen trifluoride also performs oxidative desulfurization fluorina-tion of 2-substituted l,l,l-txis(methylsulfanyl)ethanes in the presence of DBH leading to a new route to partially fluorinated alkenes. l,l,l-tris(methylsulfanyl)-5-phenylpentane (22) reacts with TBADTF in the presence of DBH to give the fluoro derivative 23, which is converted to the fluoroalkene 25 via the sulfoxide 24 followed by pyrolysis.217... 

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