Issue 17, 2008
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Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry

The multi-vicinal fluoroalkane motif: an examination of 2,3,4,5-tetrafluorohexane stereoisomers†

Luke Hunter,a   Peer Kirsch,b   John T. G. Hamiltonc  and  David O'Hagan*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Centre for Biomolecular Sciences and School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, United Kingdom
E-mail: do1@st-andrews.ac.uk
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Tel: +44 1334 467176

b Merck Ltd. Japan, Liquid Crystal Technical Center, 4084 Nakatsu, Aikawa-machi, Aiko-gun, Japan
E-mail: peer_kirsch@merck.co.jp
Fax: +81 4628 53838
Tel: +81 4628 62523

c Food Chemistry Branch, Agri-Food Biosciences Institute, Belfast, United Kingdom
E-mail: Jack.Hamilton@afbini.gov.uk
Fax: +44 2890 255006
Tel: +44 2890 255343

Abstract

Three unique diastereoisomers of 2,3,4,5-tetrafluorohexane have been prepared, compounds intermediate between hexane and perfluorohexane in their degree of fluorination, and they show very different conformational behaviour and physical properties.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B807449F
Article type
Paper
Submitted
01 May 2008
Accepted
28 May 2008
First published
11 Jul 2008

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2008,6, 3105-3108

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The multi-vicinal fluoroalkane motif: an examination of 2,3,4,5-tetrafluorohexane stereoisomers

L. Hunter, P. Kirsch, J. T. G. Hamilton and D. O'Hagan, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2008, 6, 3105 DOI: 10.1039/B807449F

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