Functionalization of iodopolyfuorgalkanes by electrochemical reduction
US4830715A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 14, 1987 |
| Grant date | May 16, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC25B3/25
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to the preparation of functionalized derivatives from iodopolyfluoroalkanes by electrochemical reduction. This reduction is carried out in a formamide or substituted formamide solvent which may contain up to 70% (by volume) water, on a carbon cathode; for certain embodiments sulfur dioxide may also be present. This method of preparing perfluoroalkanecarboxylic acids R.sub.F COOH or perfluoroalkanesulphinic acids, R.sub.F SO.sub.2 H and alcohols of the R.sub.F C.sub.2 H.sub.4 OH type, also makes it possible to prepare new fluorinated compounds of formulae: I--(CF.sub.2).sub.p-1 --COOH and HO.sub.2 S--(CF.sub.2).sub.p-1 --COOH, in which p is an even-numbered integer which may range from 4 to 12.
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