ISSN 1017-2548(Print)
ISSN 2234-8530(Online)
Volume 8, Number 4
JKCSEZ 8(4)
August 20, 1964 

The reaction of potassium fluoride with amyl iodide in presence of dimethylformamide at low temperature gave a fluorination product together with decane. Polyhalogenated acid such as α,β-dichloro-β-phenyl-propionic acid gave α-chlorostyrene, fluorinated styrene, and fluorinated acid. The same reaction with the ethyl ester did not give the fluorination product and gave a mixture of various dimerized product. Dibromostyrene gave bromostyrene together with fluorination product. Iodo acid such as m-iodo acid gave the salt and a trace quantity of dimerized product. Iodides such as m-iodotoluene and 1-amino-4-iodo-2-methyl benzene did not show any appreciable reactivity towards potassim fluoride. The reaction condition was described, and fluorination, α-dehydrofluorination, decarboxylation, and dimerization were discussed.