FREE-RADICAL INITIATED ADDITION OF CARBON TETRACHLORIDE TO FLUORO OLEFINS
The reaction between carbon tetrachloride and unsymmetrical fluoro olefins, e.g.RCF=CF2, where R=n-C5H11 and C6F5, has led to the addition product, RCFClCF2CCl3.Addition was apparently unidirectional under the conditions used since the isomeric adduct RCF(CCl3)CF2Cl could not be detected.The effects of experimental conditions such as free radical initiators, temperature, and time are discussed for the different reactions studied.A probable mechanism is suggested for these additions.