Alkyl fluorides are synthesised by heating an alkyl chloride/bromide in presence of ____________ or ____________.
Alkyl fluorides can be synthesized by heating an alkyl chloride/bromide in the presence of a metallic fluoride such as AgF, Hg2F2, CoF2 or SbF3. The reaction is termed as Swarts reaction. Out of the given options, CoF2 and Hg2F2, work as reagents. NaF cannot be used because the end products of NaF + RCl → RF + NaCl are soluble in the solvent i.e. water, making it difficult to separate. Hence the correct options are (ii) and (iii).