Abstract:
THIS INVENTION RELATES TO HIGHLY FLUORINATED ALKYLADAMANTANES HAVING 12-14 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE. MORE SPECIFICALLY THE ALKYLADAMANTANES FROM WHICH THE FLUORINATED PRODUCTS ARE DERIVED ARE 1,3-DEMETHYLADAMANTANE, 1,3,5-TRIMETHYLADAMANTANE, 1-ETHYLADAMANTANE, 1ETHYL-3-METHLADAMANANE AND 1-ETHYL-3,5-DIMETHYLADAMANTANE. THE FLUORINATED PRODUCTS OF THE INVENTION ARE LIQUIDS AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AND ARE CHARACTERIZED BY A HIGH DEGREE OF STABILITY AND AN UNUSUALLY WIDE TEMPERATURE RANGE IN WHICH THEY REMAIN IN LIQUID STATE.
Abstract:
IN THE ISOMERIZATION OF C4-C7 PARAFINS WITH AN ALUMINUM HALIDE CATALYST, IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT HIGHER YIELDS ARE OBTAINABLE AND AT LOWER TEMPERATURES, WHEN THE REACTION IS CARRIED OUT IN THE PRESENCE OF BOTH A SUPPORT AND A SOLVENT FOR THE ALUMINUM HALIDE CATALYST.