Difluorimide chemistry. Part I. Reactions of difluoroamino-alcohols

Abstract

The solubility of difluorimide in various solvents was determined and some properties of its aqueous solution were established. Addition of difluorimide to simple aldehydes and ketones gave the corresponding difluoroaminoalcohols. These compounds were converted into gem-bis(difluoroamino)-compounds by the action of difluorimide in the presence of sulphuric, chlorosulphonic, or fluorosulphonic acid. Difluoroaminomethanol and 1,2-bis-(difluoroamino)ethane-1,2-diol formed condensation products with urea. The reactions of NN′-bis[(difluoroamino)methyl]urea were briefly examined.