Antimony pentafluoride → 2-Fluoro-m-xylene

HRID 1464720

Reaction equation

HRID 1464720 reaction equation
[Sb](F)(F)(F)(F)[F:2].FC(O[C:11]1[C:16]([CH3:17])=[CH:15][CH:14]=[CH:13][C:12]=1[CH3:18])=O>>[CH3:18][C:12]1[CH:13]=[CH:14][CH:15]=[C:16]([CH3:17])[C:11]=1[F:2]

Participants

3

Reactant 2

HCID 24557Antimony pentafluorideHCID 108448272,6-Dimethylphenylfluoroformate

Product 1

HCID 1230652-Fluoro-m-xyleneYield 40%

Conditions

Temperature
200 °C

Procedure

3.9 g of antimony pentafluoride were added to 100 g of 2,6-dimethylphenyl fluoroformate and the mixture was heated at 200° C. for 5 hours at normal pressure. The reaction mixture was then cooled and worked up as described in Example 1. 2,6-Dimethylfluorobenzene was obtained in a yield of 40%.

Workup

  1. temperatureThe reaction mixture was then cooled

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-baa92f8612094a66b8c28eae6b5d3051
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1994_04
Patent number
US05306849

Linked notes

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