Reactions Involving Fluoride Ion. Part 40. Amines as Initiators of Fluoride Ion Catalysed Reactions

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4020(95)00787-9

Tetrakis(dimethylamino)ethene (TDAE) and trimethylamine react with anhydrous unsaturated fluorocarbons to produce, 'in situ', powerful fluoride-ion sources.These are used to iniate carbon-carbon bond forming reactions eg. oligomerisation and polyfluoroalkylation, and many of these reactions occur efficiently in the absence of a solvent.