Abstract:
By making use of potassium chloride by-product that is produced in large amounts in a production process of 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol and its esters, potassium chloride suitable for use as a fertilizer is produced. Accordingly, the present invention makes it possible not only to effectively make use of the potassium chloride by-product, but also to reduce the cost in processing the waste products and prevent environmental pollution. The present invention provides a potassium chloride by-product for use as a fertilizer, the potassium chloride by-product produced in a process in which 1,1,1-trifluoro-2-chloroethane is reacted with a potassium salt of an organic carboxylic acid in the presence of polar aprotic solvent to form 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol and/or 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl ester of organic carboxylic acid, the potassium chloride by-product being characterized in that it contains organic materials in an amount of 3wt% or less.
Abstract:
A method for producing 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol in which a γ-hydroxybutyric acid salt is reacted with 1,1,1-trifluoro-2-chloroethane to generate 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol is provided. This method leads to increased yields of 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol, facilitates the separation of salt byproducts and allows the recycling of an aprotic polar solvent. The present invention concerns a method for producing 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol in which a γ-hydroxybutyric acid salt is reacted with 1,1,1-trifluoro-2-chloroethane in an aprotic polar solvent to generate 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol. This method is characterized in that the γ-hydroxybutyric acid salt used contains no more than 6wt% of 4,4'-oxybis(butyric acid).
Abstract:
A method for producing fluorinated alcohols from fluorinated alkyl halides can produce fluorinated alcohols at high product yield and at high selectivity in a single-step reaction. The method eliminates the need to use heavy metals and other toxic compounds that are difficult to handle or process. Specifically, the method produces a fluorinated alcohol represented by the following general formula (2):
Rf(A)OH (2)
wherein Rf represents a perfluoroalkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and A represents a straight-chained or branched saturated hydrocarbon group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms. The method is characterized in that it allows a fluorinated alkyl halide represented by the following general formula (1) to react with an alkali metal salt of 4-hydroxybutyrate in a gamma-butyrolactone solvent:
Rf(A)X (1)
wherein Rf and A are as defined above; and X represents a halogen atom.
Abstract:
A process for producing a 2-fluoro-3-oxoalkylcarboxylic acid ester by fluorinating 3-oxoalkylcarboxylic acid ester with a fluorine gas is provided. The process is characterized in that the concentration of 3-oxoalkylcarboxylic acid ester in the reaction mixture for fluorination is maintained at 3wt% or higher. Also provided is a process for purifying 2-fluoro-3-oxoalkylcarboxylic acid ester characterized in that 2-fluoro-3-oxoalkylcarboxylic acid ester is produced at high yield and with less impurities by washing fluorinated 3-oxoalkylcarboxylic acid ester with 3 or more times as much water as the amount of reaction mixture. According to the processes of the present invention, not only is the generation of unwanted by-products minimized, but fluorinated 3-oxoalkylcarboxylic acid ester can be purified in an efficient manner. Thus, the present invention permits efficient production of considerably pure 2-fluoro-3-oxoalkylcarboxylic acid ester, a useful intermediate material in the production of various medical and agricultural agents.