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α, α-Difluroalkanecarboxylic acids: a general synthesis via alkyl radical addition to 1, 1-dichloro-2, 2-difluoroethylene

T Okano, N Takakura, Y Nakano, S Eguchi

Index: Okano; Takakura; Nakano; Eguchi Tetrahedron Letters, 1992 , vol. 33, # 24 p. 3491 - 3494

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Abstract

Abstract Photodecomposition of alkanoic acid esters of N-hydroxy-2-thiopyridone with 1, 1- dichloro-2, 2-difuoroethylene gives alkyl-radical-trapped products, which give α, α- difluroalkanoic acids and their methyl esters on hydrolytic or methanolytic treatment with silver nitrate.