Chemistry Letters · 1978 · 17 citations · 4 references
Natural SciencesChemical EngineeringChemistryCatalysisHalogen ChemistryAcid ChloridesFluorination ProcessesPhase-transfer CatalysisPhase-transfer Catalysts
Abstract Polyethylene glycol (mol. wei. 300–600) was found to be effective as a phase-transfer catalyst on the fluorination of activated halogen compounds with potassium fluoride in acetonitrile. Carboxylic and sulfonic acid chlorides were readily converted into their fluorides in high yields.
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Shozo Yanagida, Kazutomo Takahashi, Mitsuo Okahara · Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan · 1977 · 168 citations