DOI: 10.1039/d3cc03164k ISSN:
An amorphous Lewis-acidic zirconium chlorofluoride as HF shuttle: C–F bond activation and formation
Christian Heinekamp, Ana Guilherme Buzanich, Mike Ahrens, Thomas Braun, Franziska Emmerling- Materials Chemistry
- Metals and Alloys
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- General Chemistry
- Ceramics and Composites
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Catalysis
A process to shuttle HF from a fluoroalkane to alkynes has been developed. The consecutive dehydrofluorination and hydrofluorination steps are catalysed by an amorphous zirconium chlorofluoride at room temperature.