Abstract:
THIS INVENTION PROVIDES A DIRECT METHOD FOR CARBONYLATION OF FLUOROCARBON COMPOUNDS WITHOUT LOSS OF FLUORINE SUBSTITUENTS. THE METHOD COMPRISES REACTING A FLUOROCARBON IODIDE WITH CARBON MONOXIDE AND AN ACTIVE-HYDROGEN CONTAINING COMPOUND, SUCH AS METHANOL, IN THE PRESENCE OF A METAL CARBONYL CATALYST.
Abstract:
NOVEL COMPOUNDS USEFUL IN IMPARTING OIL REPELLENCY TO FABRICS HAVE THE FORMULA (RFCONH)2CHR WHEREIN RF IS A RADICAL CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE FLUORINE ATOM AND FROM 1 TO 20 CARBON ATOMS, THE RADICAL BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALKYL, PHENYL, ALKYLPHENYL, PHENYLALKYL; AND ANY OF THESE RADICALS CONTAINING AN ETHER LINKAGE, AND R IS HYDROGEN, TRICHLOROMETHYL, OR PHENYL. THE COMPOUNDS ARE PREPARED BY REACTING A NITRILE OF THE FORMULA RFCN WITH FORMALDEHYDE, CHLORAL, CHLORAL HYDRATE OR BENZADEHYDE IN THE PRESENCE OF A CATATLYTIC AMOUNT OF A STRONG ACID AND PREFERABLY ALSO IN THE PRESENCE OF A SOLVENT SUCH AS CARBON TETRACHLORIDE.
Abstract:
A PROCESS FOR REMOVING PHOSPHATE ION FROM FLUORIDE IONCONTAINING AQUEOUS SOLUTION IS PROVIDED WHICH COMPRISES ADDING A WATER-SOLUBLE BARIUM SALT IN THE PRESENCE OF SUFFICIENT AMMONIA TO AFFORD A PH OF AT LEAST 8.5 AND SEPARATING THE THEREBY PRECIPITATED BARIUM PHOSPHATE FROM THE SOLUTION.