Direct conversion of perfluoroalkanes and perfluoroarenes to perfluoro Grignard reagents

Abstract

Magnesium anthracene selectively reduces C₆F₁₂ or C₆F₆ and CF₃C₆F₁₁ or CF₃C₆F₅ to C₆F₅MgF and CF₃C₆F₄MgF, respectively

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