Amines or salts thereof and methods of preparing same

Abstract

The invention relates to a first compound which is a first amine or a first salt thereof, and to a second compound which is a second amine or a second salt thereof. The first compound has a fluorocarbon sulfonic acid ester group and is represented by a general formula of M[Rf OSO NSO ORf ] wherein Rf and Rf represent the same or different fluorine-containing monovalent organic groups. The first amine is prepared by reacting bis(chlorosulfonyl)amine with a fluoroalcohol represented by a general formula of Rf OH wherein Rf represents the same of different groups which are identical with Rf and Rf . The second compound has a fluorocarbon sulfonic acid ester group and is represented by a general formula of —[M[N—SO ORf OSO ] ] — wherein Rf represents a fluorine-containing bivalent organic group. The second amine is prepared by reacting bis(chlorosulfonyl)amine with a fluorodiol represented by a general formula of HORf OH wherein Rf represents a bivalent organic group which is identical with Rf . The first and second salts are respectively prepared by reacting the first and second amines with a compound selected from ammonia, quaternary ammonium compounds, hydroxides of, oxides of, carbonates of, halides of, fluorides of, chlorides of, bromides of, iodides of, and acetates of particular elements. The first and second compounds are fully expected to be usable as catalyst and the like, in the synthesis of organic compounds.