The Preparation of Hexafluoroacetone

AL Henne, JW Shepard, EJ Young

Index: Henne et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1950 , vol. 72, p. 3577

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Citation Number: 26

Abstract

Hexduoroacetone has been obtained by previous workers in the reaction between acetone and elemental fluorine. The reaction was described as complex, difficult to control and hazardous. We have now devised an alternate synthesis which is more convenient for laboratory preparation and which can be extended to large scale operation. The procedure involves many steps, but uses only readily available intermediates and simple, ...