Teddy M. Keller, James R. Griffith
1979
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Journal of Fluorine Chemistry
Abstract
Abstract The reaction of perfluoroalkylcopper with 4-iodophthalonitrile provides a convenient route to fluorinated phthalonitriles which readily form phthalocyanines in the presence of stannous chloride dihydrate. During the course of preparing 4-perfluoroheptylphthalonitrile 1 , a secondary reaction was observed when the reaction time was extended beyond two hours. This reaction involves the interaction of the orthodinitrile with copper and/or cuprous iodide to afford the phthalocyanine nucleus. This coaction is portrayed by the appearance of a green color in the reaction media.