Preparation of 2-fluoromalonic esters and related compounds from hexafluoropropene

Dimethyl and diethyl fluoromalonates were prepared from hexafluoropropene by its exhaustive alcoholysis or alternatively its ammonolysis and alcoholysis. Fluoromalonates thus obtained or their alkylated derivatives were condensed with o-phenylenediamine or its substituted derivatives to give a number of 1H-3-fluoro-1,5-dibenzodiazepin-2,4(3H,5H)-diones.