The nature of the persistent perfluoroalkyl radicals, F-2,4-dimethyl-3-ethyl-3-pentyl (PFR1 ) and F-2,4-dimethyl-3-isopropyl-3-pentyl (PFR2 ), has been investigated since they were first reported in 1983, however, still its nature remained to be unveiled. At first, fundamental nature of those persistent perfluoroalkyl radicals such as the chemical reactivity toward various oxidizing and reducing reagents, thermal stability, and kinetics is reviewed, and then recent discovery on the charge transfer (CT) complex formation of PFR1  with various aromatic compounds, olefins, and ethers is to be reported. The potentiality for the industrial applications seems to be high but has not been studied well because they are not commercially available. Some recent applications as a good source of trifluoromethyl radical and electron spin resonance (ESR) use will be included as well.

Nature of persistent perfluoroalkyl radicals and their potential usage

248th National Meeting (2014)

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