J. Devynck, A. Hadid, H. Virelizier
Nov 1, 1979
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Journal of Fluorine Chemistry
Abstract
Abstract The electrochemical behaviour of pentafluorophenol was examined by means of Classic and Cyclic Voltammetry at a platinum electrode in strongly basic (KF) and strongly acidic (SbF 5 ) media in HF as solvent. It was shown that the first electrochemical step is the formation of a radical which is chemically stable in strongly acidic media probably because of the protonation of pentafluorophenol. The products formed by controlled potential electrolysis were analysed by GCMS. The main products of electrolysis are perfluorocyclohexadienone and dimers of the radical pentafluorophenol. The yield of the various products was evaluated as a function of the acidic level.