1691-17-4

Usage

Uses

Used in Industrial Applications:
1,1,3,3-Tetrafluorodimethyl ether is used as a solvent for various industrial processes due to its chemical stability and low boiling point, which facilitates efficient dissolution of substances and easy evaporation.
Used in Cooling Systems:
In the cooling industry, 1,1,3,3-Tetrafluorodimethyl ether serves as a refrigerant, leveraging its non-flammable properties to provide a safer alternative to flammable refrigerants, thus reducing the risk of fire in cooling systems.

InChI:InChI=1/C2H2F4O/c3-1(4)7-2(5)6/h1-2H

Upstream product

• 20524-86-1 dichloromethyl ether 
• 115-10-6 Dimethyl ether 
• 188690-78-0 HG-01 
• 462-51-1 bis(fluoromethyl)-ether 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

A study of the thermal decarboxylation of three perfluoropolyether salts

The thermal decarboxylation of three dicarboxylic perfluoropolyether potassium salts of relatively short chain length has been investigated and the products and kinetics of the main reactions have been defined. From the rate constants and Arrhenius parameters data, the second decarboxylation appears to be quantitatively rather close to the first.

The radiation chemistry of acyclic hydrofluoro and perhalogenated ether and hydrocarbon compounds

The radiolytic stability of some hydrofluoroethers and hydrofluorocarbons was investigated and compared with those of perfluoropolyethers (PFPEs) and the CCl2FCClF2 (CFC 113). The experimental results indicate that stability depends mainly on the relative abundance of hydrogen atoms in the molecule; however, a significant role is played also by the chemical structure (i.e. the relative positions of the hydrogen atoms in the molecule). As a result, molecules containing hydrogen atoms as -OCF2H chain ends show a higher stability compared with the other hydrofluoro compounds. Based on the analysis of the end products and on the nature of radicals detected by EPR, radiolysis mechanisms are proposed and discussed. Due to their high dipole moments the hydrofluoro compounds and CCl2FCClF2 degrade mainly through an ionic mechanism.

Technology for the preparation of perfluoro-organic compounds

Fluorination by elemental fluorine of fluorine-containing alkenes, alkanes, ethers and tertiary amines was investigated, aimed at obtaining the perfluorinated analogs. The factors affecting yield of the target compounds were studied. Elements of technology were elucidated.