REACTIONS OF PENTAFLUOROTELLURIUM HYPOHALITES WITH FLUOROOLEFINS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0022-1139(00)83167-X

Both pentafluorotellurium hypochlorite, TeF5OCl, and hypofluorite, TeF5OF, react with fluoroolefins to form TeF5O- containing fluorocarbons, a new class of compounds.In the case of TeF5OF, yields of the adducts are high (60-86percent) but are lower (22-30percent) with TeF5OCl.In the latter case extensive chlorofluorination of the olefin occurs.Olefins studied include CF2=CF2, CF3CF=CF2, CF2=CFCl, and perfluorocyclopentene.Details of the synthesis and characterization of these new fluorocarbons are presented.