Utility of silicon tetrafluoride as a catalyst of reactions with xenon difluoride: fluorinations of phenyl alkenes and benzaldehydes

Masanori Tamura*, Toshiyuki Takagi, Heng-dao Quan and Akira Sekiya

National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research, 1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan

Received 29 March 1999; revised 10 May 1999; accepted 17 May 1999. Available online 22 May 2000.

Abstract
Application of silicon tetrafluoride to fluorinations with xenon difluoride as a catalyst is investigated. It was found that vic-difluorination of phenyl alkenes and transformation of benzaldehydes to difluoromethoxybenzenes using xenon difluoride are enhanced by silicon tetrafluoride.

Author Keywords: Silicon tetrafluoride; Xenon difluoride; Fluorination; Phenyl alkene; Benzaldehydes

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10.1016/S0022-1139(99)00103-7

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10.1016/S0022-1139(99)00103-7