1: 1H-imidazole With sodium hydrogencarbonate in tetrahydrofuran
Heating;
2: 2-(bromomethyl)-4,6-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenol in tetrahydrofuran
12 h; Heating; Further stages.;
tetraethylammonium tetrafluoroborate; para-dicyanobenzene in N,N-dimethyl-formamide
(indirect electrochemical reduction of the perfluoroalkyl halide in the presence of imidazolate anion); Yield given. Yields of byproduct given;
Chen, Qing-Yun; Li, Zhan-Ting
Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1: Organic and Bio-Organic Chemistry (1972-1999), 1993 , # 6 p. 645 - 648