Protective Coatings Formed by PEO and Fluorine-Containing Compound

Composite coatings have been obtained by plasma electrolytic oxidation method and subsequent treatment with fluorine-containing compound: suspension of superdispersed polytetrafluoroethylene. A method of formation of the protective coating by dipping into the suspension of organofluorine compound with subsequent heat treatment has been developed. The surface morphology of samples, their electrochemical and tribological properties, as well as wettability have been studied. Formed composite coatings reduce the corrosion current density and wear more than two orders of magnitude in comparison with the base PEO-coating. Additionally, composite layers have hydrophobic properties: for polymer-containing coatings the value of contact angle attains to 143±2°.

Triol-promoted activation of C–F bonds: Amination of benzylic fluorides under highly concentrated conditions mediated by 1,1,1-tris(hydroxymethyl)propane

Activation of the C–F bond of benzylic fluorides was achieved using 1,1,1-tris(hydroxymethyl)propane (2) as a hydrogen bond-donating agent. Investigations demonstrated that hydrogen bond-donating solvents are promoting the activation and hydrogen bond-accepting ones are hindering it. However, the reaction is best run under highly concentrated conditions, where solvents cannot interfere with the interaction between the organofluorine compound and the triol. Various benzylic fluorides react with secondary amines or anilines to form benzylic amines in good yields.