Perfluorinated derivatives of furan via novel cyclisation reactions of perfluoro-olefins
Abstract
Perfluorotetramethylfuran (7) is obtained in a cyclisation reaction of the perfluoro-olefin (1) using triethylamine and methanol, the process involving a novel defluorination; a cyclisation is described which clearly involves the rare displacement of fluoride ion from a saturated position in a perfluoroalkyl group.