10.1016/S0040-4020(01)86584-4
The research investigates the migration of perfluoroalkyl groups in the rearrangement of 4-perfluoroalkyl-4-quinols. Key chemicals involved include 4-(perfluoro-n-alkyl)-4-hydroxy-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-one (4-perfluoroalkyl-4-quinols), which undergo base-catalyzed rearrangement to form products like 2-(perfluoro-n-alkyl)hydroquinone or 5-(perfluoro-n-alkyl)-2-cyclohexen-1,4-dione, depending on the substitution pattern. Other chemicals such as dimethylsulfonium methylide and dimethyloxosulfonium methylide were used in attempted preparations of 4-(perfluorooctyl)benzaldehyde, resulting in various by-products. The study also explored the acyloin rearrangement of different 4-perfluoroalkyl-4-quinols, revealing that the presence of substituents next to the carbonyl group retards migration, while substituents adjacent to the perfluoroalkyl group promote it.