Metal-free reduction of the greenhouse gas sulfur hexafluoride, formation of SF5 containing ion pairs and the application in fluorinations

Magnus Rueping, Pavlo Nikolaienko, Yury Lebedev, Alina Adams

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Abstract

A protocol for the fast and selective two-electron reduction of the potent greenhouse gas sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) by organic electron donors at ambient temperature has been developed. The reaction yields solid ion pairs consisting of donor dications and SF5-anions which can be effectively used in fluorination reactions.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2571-2575
Number of pages5
JournalGreen Chem.
Volume19
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

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KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledgements: We thank Dr Christoph Rauber for low temperature 19F-NMR spectra measurements. We would also like to thank Professor A. C. Filippou and Dr J. Tirree for the opportunity to record solid state IR spectra under an inert atmosphere.

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