Swarts fluorination
Swarts fluorination is a process whereby the chlorine atoms in a compound – generally an organic compound, but experiments have been performed using silanes – are replaced with fluorine, by treatment with antimony trifluoride in the presence of chlorine or of antimony pentachloride. The active species is antimony trifluorodichloride, which is produced in situ; this compound can also be produced in bulk, according to a patent of John Weaver.[1]
| Swarts fluorination | |
|---|---|
| Named after | Frédéric Jean Edmond Swarts |
| Reaction type | Substitution reaction |
The process was initially described by Frédéric Jean Edmond Swarts in 1892.[2]
References
- "Preparation of antimony trifluorodichloride and fluorination of fluorinatable hydrocarbons and halocarbons therewith - Patent # 4438088 - PatentGenius". www.patentgenius.com.
- Acad. Roy. Belg 3(24) p.474 (1892)
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