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Upstream product

• 10436-39-2 1,1,2,3-Tetrachloropropene 
• 2730-62-3 2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoropropene 
• 338-75-0 2,3-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoropropane 
• 3175-25-5 1,1,1,2-tetrachloro-2-fluoro-propane 

Downstream Products

• 2730-62-3 2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoropropene 
• 754-12-1 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-propene 
• 256334-89-1 hexafluorobutene 
• 431-31-2 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropane 
• 1814-88-6 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane 
• 75-46-7 trifluoromethan 
• 75-02-5 1-fluoroethylene 
• 25062-10-6 cis-1,2-dichloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene 
• 25062-11-7 trans-1,2-dichloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene 
• 420-46-2 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FLUORINE-CONTAINING OLEFIN

In the production of fluorine-containing olefins using a chlorine-containing alkane or a chlorine-containing alkene as a starting material, a process for producing a plurality of useful fluorine-containing olefins with high selectivity using the same raw material, the same equipment, and the same conditions is provided. The present invention provides a process for producing fluorine-containing olefins, the process comprising reacting a chlorine-containing compound represented by a specific formula and anhydrous hydrogen fluoride in the presence of oxidative gas and a fluorination catalyst, wherein the fluorination catalyst is a catalyst in which at least one metal element M selected from the group consisting of Group VIII and Group IX is present together with chromium. This production process can simultaneously produce two or more fluorine-containing olefin compounds, including HFO-1234yf and HFO-1234ze, with high selectivity.

REACTOR FOR LIQUID PHASE FLUORINATION REACTIONS

The present invention relates to a hydrofluorinating process which comprises reacting a fluoroolefin with hydrogen fluoride in the liquid phase in the presence of a hydrofluorination catalyst in the reaction zone of a reactor, said reactor comprised of a reactor body having a length to diameter ratio of about 2:1 or greater; a stirred reaction zone containing said hydrofluorination catalyst, which may be prepared in situ, at least one inlet for supplying said hydrogen fluoride and fluoroolefin to the reaction zone and at least one outlet for recovering said fluoroalkane, said stirrer disposed in the reaction zone and comprising a plurality of blades fixedly attached to shaft drivable by a motor, said blades extending from about the bottom of the reaction zone to about the top of the reaction zone and said shaft extending on a longitudinal axis from the bottom of the reactor to the top of the reactor, said stirrer being rotated at a speed sufficient to promote a swirling of the liquid to effect the occurrence of hydrofluorination reaction and minimize overfluorination. The present invention also relates to said hydrofluorination reactor.

Compositions

A composition comprising HCFO-1233xf and at least one additional compound selected from the group consisting of HCFO-1233zd, HCFO-1232xd, HCFO-1223xd, HCFC-253fb, HCFC-233ab, HFO-1234yf, HFO-1234ze, ethylene, HFC-23, CFC-13, HFC-143a, HFC-152a, HFO-1243zf, HFC-236fa, HCO-1130, HCO-1130a, HFO-1336, HCFC-244bb, HCFC-244db, HFC-245fa, HFC-245cb, HCFC-133a, HCFC-254fb, HCFC-1131, HCFO-1242zf, HCFO-1223xd, HCFC-233ab, HCFC-226ba, and HFC-227ca.

CATALYTIC FLUORINATION PROCESS OF MAKING HYDROHALOALKANE

The present disclosure provides a fluorination process which involves reacting a hydrohaloalkene of the formula RfCCl=CH2 with HF in a reaction zone in the presence of a fluorination catalyst selected from the group consisting of TaF5 and TiF4 to produce a product mixture containing a hydrohaloalkane of the formula RfCFClCH3, wherein Rf is a perfluorinated alkyl group.

PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING 2-CHLORO-1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUOROPROPANE AND 2,3,3,3-TETRAFLUOROPROPENE

To provide processes for efficiently and economically producing 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane (R244bb) and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (R1234yf) in an industrially practical manner. A process for producing 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane, which comprises a chlorination step of reacting 1,2-dichloro-2-fluoropropane and chlorine in the presence of a solvent under irradiation with light to obtain 1,1,1,2-tetrachloro-2-fluoropropane, and a fluorination step of reacting the 1,1,1,2-tetrachloro-2-fluoropropane obtained in the chlorination step and hydrogen fluoride in the presence of a catalyst to obtain 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane, and a process for producing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, which comprises dehydrochlorinating it in the presence of a catalyst.

METHOD FOR PRODUCING TETRAFLUOROPROPENES

The current invention relates to a process for making a tetrafluoropropene using a tetrafluorochloropropane and/or a pentafluoropropane as starting or intermediate reagents. More specifically, though not exclusively, the present invention relates to a novel method for preparing a tetrafluoropropene by dehydrohalogenating a starting or intermediate tetrafluorochloropropane and/or pentafluoropropane material in the presence of a caustic solution at a temperature range greater than 40° C. and less than or equal to 80° C.

HYDROFLUORINATION OF 2-CHLORO-3,3,3-TRIFLUOROPROPENE TO 2-CHLORO-1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUOROPROPANE WITH CATALYSTS OF SBCL3, SBCL5, SBF5, TICL4, SNCL4, CR2O3 AND FLUORINATED CR2O3

A process for making 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane comprising hydrofluorinating 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene in the presence of a catalyst selected from the group consisting of: SbCl3, SbCl5, SbF5, TiCl4, SnCl4, Cr2O3, and fluorinated Cr2O3.

PROCESS FOR SYNTHESIS OF FLUORINATED OLEFINS

Disclosed is a process for the synthesis of fluorinated olefins, and in particularly preferred embodiments tetrafluorinated olefins having F on an unsaturated, non-terminal carbon, such as 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene. The preferred processes of the present invention in accordance with one embodiment generally comprise: (a) reacting a compound of formula (I) [in-line-formulae]X1X2??(I)[/in-line-formulae] with a compound of formula (II) [in-line-formulae]CX1X2X3CX1═CX1X2??(II)[/in-line-formulae] to produce a reaction product comprising a compound of formula (III) [in-line-formulae]CF3CHX1CH2X2??(III), and[/in-line-formulae](b) exposing said compound of formula (III) to reaction conditions effective to convert said compound of formula (III) to a compound of formula (IV) [in-line-formulae]CF3CZ=CH2??(IV)[/in-line-formulae] wherein X1, X2, and X3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, chlorine, bromine, fluorine and iodine, provided that X1 and X2 in formula (I) are not both hydrogen and Z is Cl, I, Br, or F.

METHOD FOR PRODUCING 2-CHLORO-3,3,3-TRIFLUOROPROPENE (HCFC-1233xf)

The present invention relates to an improved method for manufacturing 2-chloro-3,3,3,-trifluoropropene (HCFC-1233xf) by reacting 1,1,2,3-tetrachloropropene, 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane, and/or 2,3,3,3-tetrachloropropene with hydrogen fluoride, in a vapor phase reaction vessel in the presence of a vapor phase fluorination catalyst and stabilizer. HCFC-1233xf is an intermediate in the production of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf) which is a refrigerant with low global warming potential.