US 2010/0072415 A1 · PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FLUOROPROPANES AND HALOPROPENES AND AZEOTROPIC COMPOSITIONS OF 2-CHLORO-3,3,3-TRIFLUORO-1-PROPENE WITH HF AND OF 1,1,1,2,2-PENTAFLUOROPROPANE WITH HF

Abstract

A process is disclosed for making CF3CF2CH3, CF3CF═CH2 and/or CF3CCl═CH2. The process involves reacting at least one starting material selected from the group consisting of halopropanes of the formula CX3CHClCH2X, halopropenes of the formula CClX2CCl═CH2 and halopropenes of the formula CX2═CClCH2X, wherein each X is independently F or Cl, with HF in a reaction zone to produce a product mixture comprising HF, HCl, CF3CF2CH3, CF3CF═CH2 and CF3CCl═CH2; and recovering the CF3CF2CH3, CF3CF═CH2 and/or CF3CCl═CH2 from the product mixture. Also disclosed is a process for making CF3CH2CHF2, CF3CH═CHF and/or CF3CH═CHCl. This process involves reacting at least one starting material selected from the group consisting of halopropanes of the formula CX3CHClCH2X, halopropenes of the formula CX3CCl═CH2 and halopropenes of the formula CX2═CClCH2X, wherein each X is independently F or Cl, with HF in a reaction zone to produce a product mixture comprising HF, HCl, CF3CH2CHF2, CF3CH═CHF and CF3CH═CHCl; and recovering the CF3CH2CHF2, CF3CH═CHF and/or CF3CH═CHCl from the product mixture. Also disclosed is a process for making CF3CF2CH3 and/or CF3CF═CH2. This process involves reacting at least one starting material selected from the group consisting of halopropanes of the formula CX3CHClCH2X, halopropenes of the formula CX3CCl═CH2 and halopropenes of the formula CX2═CClCH2X, wherein each X is independently F or Cl, with HF in a reaction zone to produce a product mixture comprising HF, HCl, CF3CF2CH3 and CF3CF═CH2; and recovering the CF3CF2CH3 and/or CF3CF═CH2 from the product mixture. In each of the processes the molar ratio of HF to total amount of starting material fed to the reaction zone is at least stoichiometric. Also disclosed is an azeotropic composition comprising CF3CCl═CH2, and HF. Also disclosed is an azeotropic composition comprising CF3CF2CH3, and HF.

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Dependent claims

A process for making at least one product compound selected from the group consisting of CF3CF2CH3, CF3CF═CH2 and CF3CCl═CH2, comprising:

reacting at least one starting material selected from the group consisting of halopropanes of the formula CX3CHClCH2X, halopropenes of the formula CClX2CCl═CH2 and halopropenes of the formula CX2═CClCH2X, wherein each X is independently selected from the group consisting of F and Cl, with HF in a reaction zone, optionally in the presence of a fluorination catalyst, to produce a product mixture comprising HF, HCl, CF3CF2CH3, CF3CF═CH2 and CF3CCl═CH2, wherein the molar ratio of HF to total amount of starting material fed to the reaction zone is at least stoichiometric;
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recovering said at least one product compound from the product mixture.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Processes for the production of fluoropropanes and halopropenes and azeotropic compositions of 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene with hf and of 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane with hf

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Processes for the production of fluoropropanes and halopropenes and azeotropic compositions of 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene with hf and of 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane with hf

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