Patent ID: 6166272
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: C07B,C07C

Abstract:
A method of fluorinating a substrate having the general formula ##STR3## comprising reacting said substrate with a fluorinating agent in the presence of about 0.01 to about 2 wt % molybdenum trioxide at a temperature between about 40 and about 100.degree. C., where each R is independently selected from halogen, alkyl from C.sub.1 to C.sub.12, aryl from C.sub.6 to C.sub.12, alkoxide from C.sub.6 to C.sub.12, aryloxide from C.sub.6 to C.sub.12, nitro, amino, alkylamino from C.sub.6 to C.sub.12, and arylamino from C.sub.1 to C.sub.12, each X is independently selected from halogen and at least one X is chlorine or bromine, each m is independently selected from 0 to 5, n is 0 or 1, p is 0 or 1, q is 0 or 1, and n+p+q is 1.