A method of reacting a first non-fluorous compound to produce a second non-fluorous
compound includes the steps of: contacting a first non-fluorous phase including
the first non-fluorous compound with a first fluorous phase at a first phase interface,
the first non-fluorous compound distributing between the first fluorous phase and
the first non-fluorous phase; contacting the first fluorous phase with a second
non-fluorous phase at a second phase interface; and including at least a third
non-fluorous compound in the second non-fluorous phase that reacts with the first
non-fluorous compound to produce the second non-fluorous compound, the second non-fluorous
compound having a distribution coefficient less than the first non-fluorous compound.
For example, the first non-fluorous compound can be dibromine or diiodine, and
the second non-fluorous compound can be an alkene.
