M. Barlow, B. Coles, R. Haszeldine
May 1, 1980
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Journal of Fluorine Chemistry
Abstract
Abstract 2,2-Bis(trifluoromethyl)-3,4-difluoro-oxetan, when treated with aluminium trichloride at 30 to 90 °C, undergoes cis to trans isomerisation, non-stereospecific exchange of the 4-fluorine by chlorine, and more slowly of the 3-fluorine, and ring opening to give preferentially the alcohols (CF3)2C(OH)CXCHCl (X F or Cl), together with the aldehydes (CF3)2CClCHXCHO and acid chlorides (CF3)2CClCHXCClO (X F or Cl). A large number of unidentified minor products were also obtained from the reactions carried out at the higher temperatures.