Electrochemical fluorination of N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine

The electrochemical fluorination of N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine was carried out in a modified Simons type cell using anhydrous hydrogen fluoride as a solvent. Effects of various experimental parameters like concentration of amine, temperature, and current density etc. were investigated. In addition to perfluoro-N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine, cyclic, cleavage, and partially fluorinated products were obtained and characterized by gas chromatography, IR spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectra. A plausible reaction pathway for the electrochemical fluorination of N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine has been proposed based on the products obtained. (C) Elsevier Science S.A.