Abstract
This paper describes the first experiments on the electrolysis of solutions of organic substances in liquid hydrogen fluoride.The electrolysis of carboxylic acids and alcohol solutions in liquid hydrogen fluoride was found to yield fluorocarbons and hydrogen-containing fluorocarbons ranging from carbon tetrafluoride and fluoroform to materials boiling well above 100°C.The products of the electrolysis of solutions of carboxylic acids in hydrogen fluoride would be expected to be different from those of electrolysis in water because of the known differences in the ions (1). In hydrogen fluoride the ions are and F− while in water the ions are and H+. The products formed can be accounted for on the basis of the reactions of these ions at the electrodes and by the change in acid strength as fiuorination proceeds. Alcohols and ketones also become positive ions in hydrogen fluoride and the electrolysis of their solutions may be similar to those of acetic acid.
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