Silver fluoride, reaction with

Alkyl fluorides have been prepared by reaction between elementary fluorine and the paraffins, by the addition of hydrogen fluoride to olefins, by the reaction of alkyl halides with mercurous fluoride, with mercuric fluoride, with silver fluoride, or with potassium fluoride under pressure. The procedure used is based on that of Hoffmann involving interaction at atmospheric pressure of anhydrous potassium fluoride with an alkyl halide in the presence of ethylene glycol as a solvent for the inorganic fluoride a small amount of olefin accompanies the alkyl fluoride produced and is readily removed by treatment with bromine-potassium bromide solution. Methods for the preparation of alkyl monofluorides have been reviewed. ... 

ARSENIC (7440-38-2) Finely divided material forms explosive mixture with air. Decomposes on contact with acids or acid fumes, emitting fumes of arsenic. Contact of dust or powder with strong oxidizers can cause ignition or explosion. Violent reaction with bromine azide, bromine pentafluoride, bromine trifluoride, dichlorine oxide, hypochlorous acid, nitrogen trichloride, tribromamine hexaammoniate, nitrogen oxyfluoride, potassium chlorate, potassium dioxide, powdered rubidium, silver fluoride. Incompatible with strong acids, cesium acetylene carbide, chromic acid, chromium trioxide, hafnium, halogens, lead monoxide, mercury oxide, nitryl fluoride, platinum, potassium nitrate, silver nitrate, sodium chlorate, powdered zinc. 

Fluorinations with Silver Fluoride. Reaction of AgF with alkyl and aryl halides often results in the formation of the corresponding fluorides usually under mild conditions. With gemi-nal dihalides, this conversion has been shown to involve a carbo-nium ion intermediate (eq 1). Chloro quinones react with AgF under high pressure and temperature conditions to give partial conversion to the fluoro quinone (eq 2). Cis- and trans-2,3-difluoro-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran can be similarly obtained by the reaction of AgF with trans-2,3-dibromo-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran (eq 3). Bromoadamantanes and l-bromobicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-3-one undergo fluorination with AgF to yield bridgehead fluorine derivatives (eq 4). 

Silver fluoride forms explosive adducts with ammonia (qv) (5,6), and therefore all of the reactions involving Hquid or gaseous ammonia should be carried out with extreme precautions. 

More general procedures for additions of halogen fluorides to highly fluori-nated olefins involve reactions with a source of nucleophilic fluoride ion, such as an alkali metal fluoride, in the presence of aposttive halogen donor [62 107, lOff, 109, 110, 111] (equations 11 and 12) These processes are likely to occur by the generation and capture of perfluorocarbamonic intermediates Tertiary fluormated carbanions can be isolated as cesium [112], silver [113], or tns(dimethylamino)sul-... 

Rearrangement of fluorine with concomitant ring opening takes place in fluorinated epoxides Hexafluoroacetone can be prepared easily from perfluo-ropropylene oxide by isomerization with a fluorinated catalyst like alumina pre treated with hydrogen fluoride [26, 27, 28] In ring-opening reactions of epoxides, the distribution of products, ketone versus acyl fluoride, depends on the catalyst [29] (equation 7) When cesium, potassium, or silver fluoride are used as catalysts, dimenc products also are formed [29]... 

O-isopropylidene derivative (57) must exist in pyridine solution in a conformation which favors anhydro-ring formation rather than elimination. Considerable degradation occurred when the 5-iodo derivative (63) was treated with silver fluoride in pyridine (36). The products, which were isolated in small yield, were identified as thymine and l-[2-(5-methylfuryl)]-thymine (65). This same compound (65) was formed in high yield when the 5 -mesylate 64 was treated with potassium tert-hx Xy -ate in dimethyl sulfoxide (16). The formation of 65 from 63 or 64 clearly involves the rearrangement of an intermediate 2, 4 -diene. In a different approach to the problem of introducing terminal unsaturation into pento-furanoid nucleosides, Robins and co-workers (32,37) have employed mild base catalyzed E2 elimination reactions. Thus, treatment of the 5 -tosylate (59) with potassium tert-butylate in tert-butyl alcohol afforded a high yield of the 4 -ene (60) (37). This reaction may proceed via the 2,5 ... 

Acetyl-5-deoxy-l,2-0-isopropylidene-[3-iJ - threo - pent - 4 - enofura-nose (34). (1) From 3-0-acetyl-5-deoxy-5-iodo-1,2-0-isopropylidene- -d-xylofuranose (31). Anhydrous silver fluoride (7.5 grams) was added to a solution of 7.2 grams 26 in dry pyridine (50 ml.), and the mixture shaken at room temperature for 24 hours. The black reaction mixture was diluted with ether (50 ml.), and the supernatant liquid was decanted from the dark, inorganic residue. The residue was further extracted with ether (3 X 50 ml.) and the pyridine-ether solution partially decolorized... 

From 1,2-0-isopropylidene-3,5-di-0-tosyl-/ -d-xylofuranose (21) (29). Treating 29 with silver fluoride in pyridine and isolating as described above for the l-arabino isomer gave a 40% yield of 32 after a reaction time of 48 hours. The product had [ ]D25 — 14.9° and had an infrared spectrum identical with material prepared as above. 

From 5-deoxy-5-iodo-1,2-0-isopropylidene- -d-xylofuranose (30). A solution of 1.14 grams of 30 in pyridine (8.0 ml.) was shaken at room temperature with silver fluoride (2.0 grams). The reaction was slower than with the corresponding 5-tosylate (22) and was complete after 72 hours. The reaction mixture was processed as described above to give a pale yellow sirup which contained, in addition to 28, three minor components. Distillation afforded pure material (0.4 grams, 75%) identical with material prepared as above. 

With bromine monochloride at 0°C in a variety of solvents, 1 was converted into addition products, the product distribution being a function of solvent. A change in halogenating agent also altered the product ratio. (Scheme 4) Nucleophilic displacement reactions between these products and silver fluoride was found to cause preferential bromine substitution (83G149). 

DL-Valiolamine (205) was synthesized from the exo-alkene (247) derived from 51 with silver fluoride in pyridine. Compound 247 was treated with a peroxy acid, to give a single spiro epoxide (248, 89%) which was cleaved by way of anchimeric reaction in the presence of acetate ion to give, after acetylation, the tetraacetate 249. The bromo group was directly displaced with azide ion, the product was hydrogenated, and the amine acety-lated, to give the penta-A, 0-acetyl derivative (250,50%). On the other hand. 

In general, the syntheses of these complexes are achieved through (i) nucleophilic addition/substitution reactions of silver(i) fluoride or (ii) transmetallation reactions with other metal alkyl, alkenyl, and aryl complexes. 

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