Cb. Serrurier et A. Cambon, SYNTHESIS OF NEW HIGH FLUORINATED DIEPOXI DES, PRECURSORS OF BOLAPHILE SURFACTANTS WITH FLOURINATED SPACER, Journal of fluorine chemistry, 87(1), 1998, pp. 37-40
In this paper, we describe the synthesis of new highly fluorinated die
poxides from diols of general formula HOCH2(CF2)(n)CH2OH which are not
often used in organic synthesis because of their strong acidity, resu
lting in poor reactivity towards polyaddition and polycondensation. Th
ese highly fluorinated diepoxides are obtained by condensation of thes
e diols with epichlorohydrin, in basic medium and with the phase trans
fer catalyst, tetrabutylammoniumhydrogenosulfate. (C) 1998 Elsevier Sc
ience S.A.