Halogen-Silver Complexes of the Fluorocarbon Carboxylic Acids

The Degradation Of Carboxylic Acid Salts By Means Of Halogen - The Hunsdiecker Reaction

“…Carbon disulfide has been reported to be more satisfactory than carbon tetrachloride when mercury salts are used (101). Perfluorinated hydrocarbons (54,171), amines (35,54,171), and ethers (54, 171) have found use in the preparation of perfluoroalkyl halides, but often these compounds are prepared in the absence of solvent (81,82,83,87,171).…”

“…A complex of the formula (RCOO)2AgI results from the interaction of two moles of silver salt with one of iodine (110). Such complexes where R is a perfluoroalkyl radical have been suggested as intermediates in the degradation of silver salts of perfluorocarboxylic acids with iodine (54,78).…”

Inorganic chemistry

“…274 The reaction between silver salts of fluorocarbon carboxylic acids and halogens is well known as a method for obtaining fluorocarbon halides, and it has been demonstrated that the reaction proceeds via silver complexes of the type (RCO,) 2AgX. 275 A very unstable hydrate of hydrochloric acid, HC1,6H20, m. p. -70°, has been found; 276 other phase-rule studies include the system NaC10,-NaC1-H20.277…”