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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1999
Richard D. Chambers, Durham, GB;
Andrew R. Edwards, Durham, GB;
F2 Chemicals Ltd., Preston, GB;
Abstract
A method of fluorinating an organic compound comprising reacting an organic compound with a fluorinating agent characterized in that a perfluorocarbon compound is present in the reaction medium. The perfluorocarbon compound may replace an amount of a solvent which would otherwise be required for the reaction to proceed efficiently. The perfluorocarbon compound is readily recoverable after reaction and may be re-used in subsequent reactions. Additives to the reaction medium, such as 18-crown-6, may increase the amoun of solvent which may be replaced. The method is beneficial where solvent consumption would otherwise be large, or where solvent recovery would otherwise be difficult.