THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF PERFLUOROALKANESULFONYL FLUORIDES: THE PYROLYSIS OF PERFLUORO-n-OCTANE-1-SULFONYL FLUORIDE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0022-1139(00)81327-5

The preliminary data obtained from thermal decompositions of perfluoro-n-octane-1-sulfonyl fluoride in a continuous tubular-flow reactor are reported.The pyrolysis results in a radical reaction producing fluorocarbons, with high conversions and with yields depending on the experimental conditions.The reaction mixture composition also depends on the experimental conditions, so it is possible to obtain a prevalent formation of either light or heavy fluorocarbons.