A Novel Procedure for the Synthesis of Ether-Bridged Perfluoro Non-Ionic Surfactants

Abstract
An efficient procedure is described for the synthesis of perfluoro non-ionic surfactants of the type RF-CH 2 (OC 2 H 4)pOH which involves the use of the principle of solid-liquid phase transfer methodology to simplify the Williamson ether synthesis usually employed in previous procedures (5,7).