Systematic IR-spectroscopic and thermographic studies of product formation
and kinetics of gas-phase branched chain fluorination of halomethanes (RH)
by trifluoromethylhypofluorite (CF3OF) are reviewed. A model of the complic
ated influence of both the oxygen and the intermediate olefins in the proce
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cience S.A. All rights reserved.