Shi-Juan Li, Daniel Y. Shen, Chao-Zhi Zhang
Nov 18, 2015
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Crystallography Reports
Abstract
The title compound 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropan-2-ol was synthesized by the reaction of phenol with hexafluoroacetone using mesitylene as solvent and. methanesulfonic acid as catalist. The structure is determined by X-ray structure analysis. Two kinds of strong intermolecular hydrogen bonds O(Alk)-H···O(Ar)and O(Ar)-H···O(Alk) are formed in crystal. These hydrogen bonds connect the molecules into two-dimensional layers. Based on theoretical calculations of the electronic structure of the title compound, its application in fluoro-containing materials is predicted. The title compound may be employed to synthesize many organic fluoro-containing polymers, because alcoholic hydroxyl and phenolic hydroxyl are easily deprotonated.