Perfluoroalkylation of 2-mercaptoethanol as a key step for a new synthesis of perfluoroalkyl vinyl sulfides, sulfoxides and sulfones

E Magnier, M Tordeux, R Goumont, K Magder…

Index: Magnier, Emmanuel; Tordeux, Marc; Goumont, Regis; Magder, Karine; Wakselman, Claude Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, 2003 , vol. 124, # 1 p. 55 - 59

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Abstract

We have developed a new method of perfluoroalkylation of thiols, using a mixture of sodium formate/sodium sulfite to generate a sulfoxylate radical anion. This method is compatible with alcoholic functionality and was applied to mercaptoethanol. The obtained compounds were transformed into perfluoroalkyl vinyl sulfides, sulfoxides and sulfones.