Tetrahedron

Synthesis and chemistry of several fluorinated p-xylenes designed as precursors for α, α, α′, α′-tetrafluoro-p-xylylene

SA Fuqua, RM Parkhurst, RM Silverstein

Index: Fuqua,S.A. et al. Tetrahedron, 1964 , vol. 20, p. 1625 - 1632

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Citation Number: 22

Abstract

Attempts to prepare and isolate α, α, α′, α′-tetrafluoro-p-xylylene (III) from several compounds designed as precursors were not successful. Pyrolysis of α, α, α′, α′- tetrafluoro-p-xylene (V) gave a mixture of β, β, p-trifluorostyrene (XIV) and 1, 1, 5- trifluorobenzocyclobutene (XIX). A novel synethsis of XIV was achieved.