摘要:
A process is disclosed for producing the hydrofluorocarbon CF.sub.3 CH.sub.2 CHF.sub.2. The process involves dehydrofluorinating CF.sub.3 CH.sub.2 CF.sub.3 at an elevated temperature in the vapor phase over a catalyst of (1) aluminum fluoride, (2) fluorided alumina, (3) metal supported on a trivalent aluminum compound containing fluoride anion, (4) lanthanum fluoride, (5) fluorided lanthanum oxide, (6) metal supported on a trivalent lanthanum compound containing fluoride anion, (7) trivalent chromium compounds and/or (8) catalysts of (a) at least one compound selected from the oxides, fluorides and oxyfluorides of magnesium, zinc and mixtures of magnesium and zinc, and optionally (b) at least one compound selected from the oxides, fluorides and oxyfluorides of aluminum, provided that the atomic ratio of aluminum to the total of magnesium and zinc in said catalyst is about 1:4, or less, to produce a product containing CF.sub.3 CH.dbd.CF.sub.2 and HF; and reacting the CF.sub.3 CH.dbd.CF.sub.2 in the vapor phase with hydrogen over a hydrogenation catalyst in the presence of HF to produce CF.sub.3 CH.sub.2 CHF.sub.2.
摘要:
A process is disclosed for producing compositions including (a) a compound selected from the group consisting of CHF2CF3, CHF2CHF2, CH2FCF3, CH3CF3, CH3CHF2, CH2FCF2CHF2 and CHF2CF2CF2CHF2 and (b) at least one saturated halogenated hydrocarbon and/or ether having the formula: CnH2n+2-a-bClaFbOc wherein n is an integer from 1 to 4, a is an integer from 0 to 2n+1, b is an integer from 1 to 2n+2-a, and c is 0 or 1, provided that when c is 1 then n is an integer from 2 to 4, and provided that component (b) does not include the selected component (a) compound, wherein the molar ratio of component (b) to component (a) is between about 1:99 and a molar ratio of HF to component (a) in an azeotrope or azeotrope-like composition of component (a) with HF. This process involves (A) combining (i) the azeotrope or azeotrope-like composition with (ii) at least one fluorination precursor compound wherein the precursor component (ii) is the fluorination precursor to component (b); and (B) reacting a sufficient amount of the HF from the azeotrope or azeotrope-like composition (i) with precursor component (ii) to provide a composition containing components (a) and (b) in said ratio. In addition, compositions are disclosed comprising component (a) (e.g., CHF2CHF2), and component (b) wherein component (b) includes at least two compounds, at least one of which is an ether, and the molar ratio of component (b) to component (a) is between about 1:99 and a molar ratio of HF to component (a) in an azeotrope or azeotrope-like composition of component (a) with HF. Also disclosed is a process for recovering HF from a product mixture comprising HF and CHF2CHF2, which involves distilling the product mixture to remove all products which have a lower boiling point than the lowest boiling azeotrope containing HF and CHF2CHF2; and distilling said azeotrope to recover HF as an azeotropic composition containing HF and CHF2CHF2; and compositions of hydrogen fluoride in combination with an effective amount of CHF2CHF2 to form an azeotrope or azeotrope-like composition with hydrogen fluoride (e.g., compositions containing from about 70.5 to 75.5 mole percent CHF2CHF2).
摘要:
A process for the manufacture of CF3CF═CF2 is disclosed. The process involves contacting 2,3-dichloro-1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane with at least 0.1 mole of hydrogen in a reaction vessel of titanium, nickel or iron or their alloys, which is either empty or packed with particles or formed shapes of titanium, nickel or iron or their alloys, at a temperature within the range of from about 350° C. to about 600° C. and for a time sufficient to produce hexafluoropropene. Also disclosed are compositions which comprise hydrogen fluoride in combination with an effective amount of CClF2CClFCF3 to form an azeotrope or azeotrope-like composition with hydrogen fluoride. The compositions contain from about 8.7 to 33.6 mole percent CClF2CClFCF3.
摘要:
A process is disclosed for the manufacture of CF3CF═CF2, and optionally a least one compound selected from CF3CH2CF3 and CF3CHFCHF2. The process involves contacting a reactor feed including a precursor stream of at least one halogenated propane of the formula CX3CH2CHyX(3−y) and/or halogenated propene of the formula CX3CH═CHyX(2−y), where each X is Cl or F and y is 0, 1 or 2 (provided that the average fluorine content of the precursor stream is no more than 5 fluorine substituents per molecule) with HF and Cl2 in a chlorofluorination reaction zone containing a fluorination catalyst and operating at a temperature between about 150° C. and 400° C., to produce a reaction zone effluent including HF, HCl and a mixture of reaction products of the precursor feed which contains at least one compound of the formula C3Cl2F6 including CClF2CClFCF3 and at least one compound of the formula C3HClF6, including CHF2CClFCF3 and has an average fluorine content which is at least one fluorine substituent per molecule more than the average fluorine content of the precursor stream. The chlorofluorination reaction zone effluent is distilled to produce (i) a low-boiling component including HCl (and when they are present in the reaction zone effluent, C3F8, C3ClF7 and C3HF7), (ii) a hydrogenation feed component containing at least one compo of the formula C3Cl2F6 including CClF2CClFCF3 and at least one compound of the formnula C3HClF6 including CHF2CClFCF3, and an underfluorinated component including halogenated propanes containing at least one chlorine subtituent and from one to five fluorine substituents. The CClF2CClFCF3 and CHF2CClFCF3 of hydrogenation feed component (ii) is reacted with hydrogen to produce a mixture including CF3CF═CF2 and CF3CHFCHF2 and the CF3CF═CF2 from this product mixture is recovered. Underfluorinated component (iii) is returned to the chlorofluorination reaction zone.
摘要:
A process is disclosed for producing 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4-octafluorobutane. The process involves (a) reacting a mixture comprising 2,2,3,3-tetrafluorobutane and chlorine to form a mixture of chloro-compounds wherein compounds of the formula C.sub.4 H.sub.x Cl.sub.6-x F.sub.4 (where x is 0 or 1) comprise at least about 50 mole % of the mixture of chloro-compounds; (b) contacting certain chloro-compounds from (a) and hydrogen fluoride with a fluorination catalyst to form a mixture of fluoro-compounds; and (c) contacting certain fluoro-compounds from (b) and hydrogen with a hydrogenolysis catalyst to produce CHF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CHF.sub.2. Sufficient chloro-compounds formed in (a) and sufficient fluoro-compounds formed in (b) are recycled to provide a selectivity to CHF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CHF.sub.2 of at least about 75% based upon the moles of CH.sub.3 CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CH.sub.3 reacted in (a).Also disclosed is a process for the purification of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of CCl.sub.2 F(CF.sub.2).sub.2 CCl.sub.3, CCl.sub.2 F(CF.sub.2).sub.2 CCl.sub.2 F, CCl.sub.2 F(CF.sub.2).sub.2 CClF.sub.2, CClF.sub.2 (CF.sub.2).sub.2 CClF.sub.2, CClF.sub.2 (CF.sub.2).sub.2 CF.sub.3, CHCl.sub.2 (CF.sub.2).sub.2 CCl.sub.2 F, CHClF(CF.sub.2).sub.2 CCl.sub.3, CHCl.sub.2 (CF.sub.2).sub.2 CClF.sub.2, CHClF(CF.sub.2).sub.2 CCl.sub.2 F, CHF.sub.2 (CF.sub.2).sub.2 CCl.sub.3, CHClF(CF.sub.2).sub.2 CClF.sub.2, CHF.sub.2 (CF.sub.2).sub.2 CCl.sub.2 F, CHCl.sub.2 (CF.sub.2).sub.2 CF.sub.3, CHClF(CF.sub.2).sub.2 CF.sub.3, CHF.sub.2 (CF.sub.2).sub.2 CClF.sub.2, CHF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CHF.sub.2, CHF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CH.sub.2 F, CHF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CF.sub.3 and CH.sub.2 FCF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CF.sub.3 from a mixture of HF and said at least one compound. The purification process involves (a) subjecting the mixture of HF and said compound(s) to a distillation step in which a first distillate is removed; (b) subjecting said first distillate to an additional distillation as described herein; and (c) recovering said compound(s) essentially free of HF as bottoms from either the distillation of (a) or the distillation of (b).New compounds CCl.sub.2 FCF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CClF.sub.2, CCl.sub.3 CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CCl.sub.2 F, CHCl.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CCl.sub.3, CHCl.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CCl.sub.2 F, CHClFCF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CCl.sub.3, CHCl.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CClF.sub.2, CHClFCF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CCl.sub.2 F, CHF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CCl.sub.3, CHF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CCl.sub.2 F, CHClFCF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CF.sub.3, CH.sub.3 CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CH.sub.2 Cl and CH.sub.2 ClCF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CCl.sub.3 are also disclosed, as are compositions which comprise hydrogen fluoride in combination with an effective amount of CHF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CHF.sub.2 to form an azeotrope or azeotrope-like composition with hydrogen fluoride.
摘要:
A process is disclosed for producing 1,12,2,3,3,4,4-octafluorobutane. The process involves chlorination of 2,2,3,3-tetrafluorobutane to form a mixture of chloro-compounds wherein compounds of the formula C.sub.4 H.sub.4 Cl.sub.6-x F.sub.4 (where x is 0 or 1) comprise at least 50 mole % of the mixture of chloro-compounds, followed by hydrofluorination, then hydrogenolysis, and sufficient recycle to provide a selectivity to CHF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CHF.sub.2 of at least about 75% based upon the moles of CH.sub.3 CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CH.sub.3 reacted. Also disclosed is a multi-distillation process for the purification of CHF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CHF.sub.2 from a mixture of HF and the compound(s). Also disclosed are certain new halogenated butanes containing fluorine, and a composition which contains HF in combination with an effective amount of CHF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CHF.sub.2 to form an azeotrope or azeotrope-like composition with hydrogen fluoride.
摘要:
A hydrogenation process is disclosed. The process involves reacting a fluoroolefin with H2 in a reaction zone in the presence of a palladium catalyst to produce a hydrofluoroalkane product, wherein the palladium catalyst comprises palladium supported on a carrier wherein the palladium concentration is from about 0.001 wt % to about 0.2 wt % based on the total weight of the palladium and the carrier. Also disclosed is a palladium catalyst composition consisting essentially of palladium supported on α-Al2O3 wherein the palladium concentration is from about 0.001 wt % to about 0.2 wt % based on the total weight of the palladium and the α-Al2O3. Also disclosed is a hydrogenation process comprising reacting a fluoroolefin with H2 in a reaction zone in the presence of a palladium catalyst to produce a hydrofluoroalkane product, characterized by: the palladium catalyst consisting essentially of palladium supported on α-Al2O3 wherein the palladium concentration is from about 0.001 wt % to about 0.2 wt % based on the total weight of the palladium and the α-Al2O3. Also disclosed is a hydrogenation process comprising (a) passing a mixture comprising fluoroolefin and H2 through a bed of palladium catalyst in a reaction zone wherein the palladium catalyst comprises palladium supported on a carrier; and (b) producing a hydrofluoroalkane product; characterized by: the palladium catalyst in the front of the bed having lower palladium concentration than the palladium catalyst in the back of the bed.
摘要:
The disclosure describes a process for dehalogenation of chlorofluorocompounds. The process comprises contacting a saturated chlorofluorocompound with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst at a temperature sufficient to remove chlorine and/or fluorine substituents to produce a fluorine containing terminal olefin.
摘要:
A hydrogenation process is disclosed. The process involves reacting a fluoroolefin with H2 in a reaction zone in the presence of a palladium catalyst to produce a hydrofluoroalkane product, wherein the palladium catalyst comprises palladium supported on a carrier wherein the palladium concentration is from about 0.001 wt % to about 0.2 wt % based on the total weight of the palladium and the carrier. Also disclosed is a palladium catalyst composition consisting essentially of palladium supported on α-Al2O3 wherein the palladium concentration is from about 0.001 wt % to about 0.2 wt % based on the total weight of the palladium and the α-Al2O3. Also disclosed is a hydrogenation process comprising reacting a fluoroolefin with H2 in a reaction zone in the presence of a palladium catalyst to produce a hydrofluoroalkane product, characterized by: the palladium catalyst consisting essentially of palladium supported on α-Al2O3 wherein the palladium concentration is from about 0.001 wt % to about 0.2 wt % based on the total weight of the palladium and the α-Al2O3. Also disclosed is a hydrogenation process comprising (a) passing a mixture comprising fluoroolefin and H2 through a bed of palladium catalyst in a reaction zone wherein the palladium catalyst comprises palladium supported on a carrier; and (b) producing a hydrofluoroalkane product; characterized by: the palladium catalyst in the front of the bed having lower palladium concentration than the palladium catalyst in the back of the bed.
摘要翻译:公开了一种氢化方法。 该方法包括在钯催化剂存在下在反应区中使氟代烯烃与H 2反应以产生氢氟烷烃产物,其中钯催化剂包含负载在载体上的钯,其中钯浓度为约0.001重量%至约0.2重量% 基于钯和载体的总重量。 还公开了一种钯催化剂组合物,其主要由负载在α-Al 2 O 3上的钯组成,其中钯的浓度为钯和α-Al 2 O 3的总重量的约0.001重量%至约0.2重量%。 还公开了一种氢化方法,其包括在钯催化剂存在下在反应区中使氟烯烃与H 2反应以产生氢氟烷烃产物,其特征在于:钯催化剂主要由负载在α-Al 2 O 3上的钯组成,其中钯浓度来自 约0.001重量%至约0.2重量%,基于钯和α-Al 2 O 3的总重量。 还公开了一种氢化方法,其包括(a)将包含氟代烯烃和H 2的混合物通过钯催化剂床在反应区中,其中钯催化剂包含负载在载体上的钯; 和(b)制备氢氟烷烃产物; 其特征在于:床的前面的钯催化剂的钯浓度低于床背部的钯催化剂。
摘要:
Disclosed herein are blowing agents comprising fluorocarbons and/or hydrofluorocarbons useful in foamable compositions. Also disclosed are methods for forming a foam comprising the aforementioned blowing agents.