Alkali-metal tetrafluorocobaltates(III) and their use as fluorinating agents for organic compounds: direct conversion of benzene into hexafluorobenzene

Abstract

Lithium, sodium, rubidium, and caesium tetrafluorocobaltates(III) have been prepared and used to convert benzene into a mixture of cyclic polyfluorides; caesium tetrafluorocobaltate yields a mixture of polyfluoroaromatic compounds including hexafluorobenzene.