1,2-Difluorobenzene

1,2-Difluorobenzene[1]
Difluorobenzene molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1,2-Difluorobenzene
Other names
o-Difluorobenzene
ortho-Difluorobenzene
DFB
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C6H4F2/c7-5-3-1-2-4-6(5)8/h1-4H checkY
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  • InChI=1/C6H4F2/c7-5-3-1-2-4-6(5)8/h1-4H
    Key: GOYDNIKZWGIXJT-UHFFFAOYAN
  • Fc1ccccc1F
Properties
C6H4F2
Molar mass 114.093 g/mol
Appearance colorless liquid
Density 1.1599 g/cm3
Melting point −34 °C (−29 °F; 239 K)
Boiling point 92 °C (198 °F; 365 K)
(insoluble) 1.14 g/L
Related compounds
Related compounds
 1,2-Dichlorobenzene
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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1,2-Difluorobenzene, also known as DFB, is an aromatic compound with formula C6H4F2. This colorless flammable liquid is a solvent used in the electrochemical studies of transition metal complexes. Compared to most conventional halogenated aliphatic and aromatic solvents, it possesses an exceptionally high dielectric constant (ε0 = 13.8 at 300 K). Thus, it can be a suitable solvent for cationic, and/or highly electrophilic organometallic complexes.[2]

Synthesis

Difluorobenzenes can be prepared by the Balz-Schiemann reaction, which entails conversion of diazonium tetrafluoroborate salts to their fluorides. The synthesis of 1,2-difluorobenzene starts with 2-fluoroaniline:[3]

C6H4F(NH2) + HNO2 + HBF4 → [C6H4F(N2)]BF4 + 2 H2O
[C6H4F(N2)]BF4 → C6H4F2 + N2 + BF3

The syntheses of 1,3- and 1,4-difluorobenzene proceed respectively from 1,3- and 1,4-diaminobenzene, which are doubly diazotized.[4]

Laboratory applications

Organometallic derivatives of 1,2-difluorobenzene have been well developed. It is found to be a weaker base than benzene.[5]

1,2-Difluorobenzene has been used as solvent for the electrochemical analysis of transition metal complexes. It is relatively chemically inert, weakly coordinating and has a relatively high dielectric constant. In contrast to acetonitrile, DMSO, and DMF it is a weakly coordinating solvent for metal complexes, .[6]

It has anaesthetic properties.[7]

1,2-Difluorobenzene can be acylated to 3',4'-difluoropropiophenone.[8]

References

  1. ^ David R. Lide, ed., CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 89th Edition (Internet Version 2009), CRC Press/Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL.
  2. ^ Pike, Sebastian D.; Crimmin, Mark R.; Chaplin, Adrian B. (2017). "Organometallic chemistry using partially fluorinated benzenes" (PDF). Chemical Communications. 53 (26): 3615–3633. doi:10.1039/C6CC09575E. PMID 28304406.
  3. ^ Yu, Zhiqun; Lv, Yanwen; Yu, Chuanming (2012). "A Continuous Kilogram-Scale Process for the Manufacture of o-Difluorobenzene". Organic Process Research & Development. 16 (10): 1669–1672. doi:10.1021/op300127x.
  4. ^ Siegemund, Günter; Schwertfeger, Werner; Feiring, Andrew; Smart, Bruce; Behr, Fred; Vogel, Herward; McKusick, Blaine (2000). "Fluorine Compounds, Organic". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. doi:10.1002/14356007.a11_349. ISBN 3527306730.
  5. ^ Pike, Sebastian D.; Crimmin, Mark R.; Chaplin, Adrian B. (2017). "Organometallic chemistry using partially fluorinated benzenes" (PDF). Chemical Communications. 53 (26): 3615–3633. doi:10.1039/c6cc09575e. PMID 28304406.
  6. ^ O'toole, Terrence R.; Younathan, Janet N.; Sullivan, B. Patrick; Meyer, Thomas J. (1989). "1,2-Difluorobenzene: a relatively inert and noncoordinating solvent for electrochemical studies on transition-metal complexes". Inorganic Chemistry. 28 (20): 3923. doi:10.1021/ic00319a032.
  7. ^ "1,2-Difluorobenzene". PubChem. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  8. ^ GB 1140754, Danilewicz, John Christopher & Szelke, Michael, "3,4-difluorophenyl compounds", published 1969-01-22, assigned to Pfizer Ltd.