Journal of fluorine chemistry

Gas-phase NMR studies of the thermolysis of perfluorooctanoic acid

PJ Krusic, AA Marchione, DC Roe

Index: Krusic, Paul J.; Marchione, Alexander A.; Roe, D. Christopher Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, 2005 , vol. 126, # 11-12 p. 1510 - 1516

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Abstract

The thermolysis of perfluorooctanoic acid (CF3 (CF2) 6COOH) has been studied kinetically by high-temperature gas-phase NMR in both sodium borosilicate glass and quartz ampoules. In both cases, 1-H-perfluoroheptane is the major product, but the decomposition is considerably slower in quartz. The decomposition in borosilicate ampoules at 307° C is greatly accelerated by the presence of crushed borosilicate glass and the reaction ...