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Fast and Efficient Fluorination of Small Molecules by SF 4 2+
Author(s) -
Lockyear Jessica F.,
Parkes Michael A.,
Price Stephen D.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201006486
Subject(s) - gas phase , chemistry , molecule , organic molecules , mass spectrometry , computational chemistry , organic chemistry , chromatography
Doubly charged, highly efficient : The use of a mass spectrometric technique specifically designed to monitor the reactions of dications has revealed that gaseous SF 4 2+ is a powerful fluorinating agent. The fluorination of different classes of compounds (Ar, CO, CH 4 , C 2 H 4 , and H 2 ) has been efficiently achieved in the gas phase (see picture). Of particular note is the formation of CF bonds in the reactions with organic compounds.