Abstract

The compounds i-C 4H 9SO 2F, i-C 3H 7SO 2F and cyclo-C 3H 7C(O)F have been subjected to electrochemical fluorination in anhydrous hydrogen fluoride. The resulting products were fully analyzed by NMR spectroscopy. From the reaction balances, literature data and quantum chemical calculations, a new mechanism for carbon-chain isomerization during the electrochemical fluorination (ECF) is proposed. The key step in the formation of isomeric products is believed to be a ring closure reaction involving carbo-cationic or biradical intermediates.

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