Galina A. Selivanova

Catalytic and Noncatalytic Ammonolysis of Chloropentafluorobenzene

Ammonolysis of chloropentafluorobenzene both in the presence and in the absence of copper(I) salt results mainly in replacement of the para- and ortho-fluorine atoms with respect to chlorine rather than replacement of the chlorine atom. Ammonolysis of 4-chloro-2,3,5,6-tetrafluoroaniline and 2-chloro-3,4,5,6-tetrafluoroaniline in the absence of copper(I) salt yields exclusively the corresponding fluorine substitution products, whereas in the presence of copper(I) salt the chlorine atom is replaced. Successive ammonolysis of chloropentafluorobenzene in the presence of copper catalyst along these two paths was put into the basis of a new method for preparation of 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-1,4-phenylenediamine.

Synthesis of 2,3′,4′-tricyanobiphenyl derivatives and tetraphenylphthalocyanines based thereon

The nitration of 2,3′,4′-tricyanobiphenyl with subsequent transformations of the obtained product provided 4-X-2,3′,4′-tricyanobiphenyls (X = NO2, NH2, NHCOCH3, Br, I). The condensation of the initial biphenyl or its 4-X-derivatives (X = NO2, NHCOCH3, Br, I) in the presence of zinc acetate afforded the corresponding zinc complexes of tetra(4-X-2-cyanophenyl)phthalocyanines.

Catalytic and Noncatalytic Ammonolysis of Polyfluorinated 1,3-Dichlorobenzenes *

Reactions of 1,3-dichlorotetrafluorobenzene and 1,3-dichloro-2,4,6-trifluorobenzene with aqueous ammonia in the presence and in the absence of copper(I) salt lead to fluorine replacement by amino group in the para and ortho positions with respect to the chlorine atom. Ammonolysis of the resulting chloropolyfluoroanilines in the absence of a catalyst involves replacement of fluorine atom in the meta position with respect to the amino group. In the presence of copper(I) salt, catalytic aminodechlorination occurs at the para and ortho positions with respect to the amino group introduced in the first stage.