Hb. Friedrich et al., PHOTODECOMPOSITION OF 1,2-DIFLUORO-1,2-DI-IODOETHENE - FORMATION OF 1,2-DIFLUOROETHYNE, Journal of fluorine chemistry, 65(1-2), 1993, pp. 53-57
Photolysis of trans-1,2-difluoro-1,2-di-iodoethene with 248 nm radiati
on from an excimer laser yielded difluoroethyne, cis-1,2-difluoro-1,2-
di-iodoethene and 1,2,3,4-tetrafluoro-3,4-di-iodocyclobutene. Potentia
l pathways for these products are presented in terms of the energetics
of the reaction, and the dependencies of product formation on pressur
e and extent of conversion are discussed.