Solvent dependence of the synthesis and reactions of acetyl hypofluorite

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0022-1139(00)80424-8

Acetyl hypofluorite (AcOF) has been previously prepared using CFCl3 (CFC-11) as a solvent.It was found that acetonitrile can replace trichlorofluoromethane without sacrificing the efficiency and the regio- and stereo-selectivity of the addition of AcOF to olefins.Most other solvents tested proved to be inadequqte for the synthesis of AcOF, despite the fact that fluorine does react with the dispersed sodium acetate present in the solvent.