Organic Fluorophosphate Salts
Organic Fluorophosphate Salts
Organic fluorophosphate salts are salts of alkyl or aryl bonded fluorophosphates. Organic fluorophosphates have gained importance both as products and as reagents in several organic transformations. One of the most important applications is ionic liquids, which are alternate green solvents for a wide range of organic reactions; organic fluorophosphate salts are used as ionic liquids in several reactions due to their high electrochemical and thermal stability, while having low viscosity. Specifically, perfluoroalkylfluorophosphate anions are substantially inert and have greater stability as a reaction medium. They can be easily decomposed after completion of the reaction and hence they are environmentally friendly. Some of the examples of ionic liquids are 3-methyl-1-sulfonic acid imidazolium hexafluorophosphate(V), [P(C2F5)3F2(dmap)], [PPh4][P(C2F5)3F2OH], [HDMAP][P(C2F5)3F2OC(O)CH3], and [HDMAP][P(C2F5)3F2OPh].
