3,4-Hexanedione → 3,3,4,4-Tetrafluorohexane

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As another example, 2-fluoromethyl-1,1,1,3,3,4,4-heptafluoro-2-hexanol may be prepared by fluorinating commercially available 3,4-hexanedione to form 3,3,4,4-tetrafluorohexane which may then be dehydrogenated to form 3,3,4,4-tetrafluoro-1-hexene. CF3 may then be added to the 3,3,4,4-tetrafluoro-1-hexene to form 2-trifluoromethyl-1,3,3,4,4-pentafluorohexane which may then be dehydrogenated to form 2-trifluoromethyl-1,3,3,4,4-pentafluoro-1-hexene. The 2-trifluoromethyl-1,3,3,4,4-pentafluoro-1-hexene may then be reacted with sulfuric acid and then water to form 2-fluoromethyl-1,1,1,3,3,4,4-heptafluoro-2-hexanol.

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