| abstract |
Active fluoride catalysts that are useful in producing electrophilic fluorinationnagents; especially useful in producing BDM from the reaction of fluorine with carbonndioxide and FTM from the reaction of fluorine with carbonyl fluoride. The fluoride catalystncomprises a mixture of two or more fluorides selected from a transition metal fluoride, annalkali metal fluoride and/or an alkaline earth metal fluoride. Alternately, the fluoridencatalyst is one or more fluorides, such as alkali metal fluorides, alkaline earth metalnfluorides, and/or transition metal fluorides, deposited on an inert support. |