The electrochemical fluorination of nitrogen-containing carboxylic acids. Fluorination of methyl esters of 3-dialkylamino propionic acids

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0022-1139(00)82821-3

Six methyl esters of 3-dialkylamino-substituted propionic acids were subjected to electrochemical fluorination to give the corresponding perfluoroacid fluorides.The following dialkylamino substituents were investigated: diethylamino, di-n-propylamino, di-n-butylamino, pyrrolidino, morpholino and piperidino groups.These perfluoroacid fluorides, which were obtained in fair yields, are considered to be prospective key precursors for preparing soft-type (degradable) fluorochemicals.The salts show a considerable lowering of surface tension in aqueous solution.Thephysical properties of all the perfluoroacid fluorides obtained are reported, together with their spectroscopic data (19F NMR, mass and IR spectra).