# US 2012/0074349 A1 · Ascorbic acid, terephthalate and nitromethane stabilizers for fluoroolefins

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- Number: US 2012/0074349 A1
- Document ID: US20120074349A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/313,458
- Filed: 2011-12-07
- Published: 2012-03-29
- Earliest claimed: 2006-09-01
- Assignees: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
- Inventors: Thomas J. LECK; Barbara Haviland MINOR; Mario Joseph NAPPA; Nandini C. MOULI; Jon Lee HOWELL
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20120074349A1

## CPC

- C09K 5/045: {containing only fluorine as halogen}
- C09K 2205/126: Unsaturated fluorinated hydrocarbons
- C09K: MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE

## Abstract

The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising at least one fluoroolefin and an effective amount of a stabilizer comprising at least one ascorbic acid, terephthalate, or nitromethane, or mixtures thereof. The stabilized compositions may be useful in cooling apparatus, such as refrigeration, air-conditioning, chillers and heat pumps, as well as in applications as foam blowing agents, solvents, aerosol propellants, fire extinguishants, and sterilants.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A composition comprising:
a. at least one fluoroolefin; and
b. an effective amount of a stabilizer comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of terephthalates and nitromethane.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The composition of claim 1 further comprising at least one additional compound selected from the group consisting of fluoroolefins, hydrofluorocarbons, hydrocarbons, dimethyl ether, CF3I, carbon dioxide, ammonia, and mixtures thereof.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The composition of claim 1 further comprising a lubricant selected from the groups consisting of mineral oils, alkylbenzenes, poly-alpha-olefins, silicone oils, polyoxyalkylene glycol ethers, polyol esters, polyvinylethers, and mixtures thereof.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The composition of claim 1 wherein said stabilizer further comprises at least one additional compound selected from the group consisting of phosphites, thiophosphates, butylated triphenylphosphorothionates, organo phosphates, phenols, terpenes, terpenoids, fullerenes, aryl alkyl ethers, functionalized perfluoropolyethers, polyoxyalkylated aromatics, alkylated aromatics, epoxides, fluorinated epoxides, oxetanes, thiols, lactones, thioethers, amines, alkylsilanes, benzophenone derivatives, aryl sulfides, and mixtures thereof.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The composition of claim 4 wherein:
a. the phosphites comprise at least one compounds selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl or alkylaryl phosphite compounds;
b. the thiophosphates comprise at least one compound selected from the group consisting of monothiophosphates, dithiophosphates, higher order thiophosphates, dialkylthiophosphate esters, and mixtures thereof;
c. the butylated triphenylphosphorothionates comprise at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds as depicted by Formula A,
wherein each R is independently selected from H or tert-butyl;
d. the organophosphates comprise at least one compound selected from the group consisting of amine phosphates, trialkyl phosphates, triaryl phosphates, alkyldiaryl phosphates, dialkylaryl phosphates, alkylated aryl phosphates, alkylated triaryl phosphates, cyclic phosphates, and mixtures thereof.
e. the phenols are selected from the group consisting of 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol; 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-ethylphenol; 2,4-dimethyl-6-tertbutylphenol; tocopherol; hydroquinone; t-butyl hydroquinone; 4,4′-thio-bis(2-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol); 4,4′-thiobis(3-methyl-6-tertbutylphenol); 2,2′-thiobis(4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol); 4,4′-methylenebis(2,6-di-tert-butylphenol); 4,4′-bis(2,6-di-tert-butylphenol); 2,2′-methylenebis(4-ethyl-6-tertbutylphenol); 2,2′-methylenebis(4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol); 4,4-butylidenebis(3-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol); 4,4-isopropylidenebis(2,6-di-tert-butylphenol); 2,2′-methyleenbis(4-methyl-6-nonylphenol); 2,2′-isobutylidenebis(4,6-dimethylphenol; 2,2′-methylenebis(4-methyl-6-cyclohexylphenol, 2,2′-methylenebis(4-ethyl-6-tert-butylphenol); butylated hydroxyl toluene (BHT); 2,6-di-tert-alpha-dimethylamino-p-cresol; 4,4-thiobis(6-tert-butyl-m-cresol; acylaminophenols; 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4(N,N′-dimethylaminomethylphenol); bis(3-methyl-4-hydroxy-5-tert-butylbenzyl)sulfide; bis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)sulfide and mixtures thereof;
f. the terpenes are selected from the group consisting of isoprene, myrcene, allo-cimene, beta-ocimene, terebene, limonene, retinal, pinene, menthol, geraniol, farnesol, phytol, Vitamin A, terpinene, delta-3-carene, terpinolene, phellandrene, fenchene, dipentene, and mixtures thereof, and
g. the terpenoids are selected from the group consisting of lycopene, betacarotene, zeaxanthin, hepaxanthin, and isotretinoin, abietane, ambrosane, aristolane, atisane, beyerane, bisabolane, bornane, caryophyllane, cedrane, dammarane, drimane, eremophilane, eudesmane, fenchane, gammacerane, germacrane, gibbane, grayanotoxane, guaiane, himachalane, hopane, humulane, kaurane, labdane, lanostane, lupane, p-menthane, oleanane, ophiobolane, picrasane, pimarane, pinane, podocarpane, protostane, rosane, taxane, thujane, trichothecane, ursane, and mixtures thereof;
h. the fullerenes are selected from the group consisting of Buckminsterfullerene, [5,6]fullerene-C70, fullerene-C76, fullerene-C78, fullerene-C84, and mixtures thereof;
i. the epoxide stabilizers are selected from the group consisting of 1,2-propylene oxide, 1,2-butylene oxide, butylphenylglycidyl ether, pentylphenylglycidyl ether, hexylphenylglycidyl ether, heptylphenylglycidyl ether, octylphenylglycidyl ether, nonylphenylglycidyl ether, decylphenylglycidyl ether, glycidyl methylphenylether, 1,4-glycidyl phenyl diether, 4-methoxyphenylglycidyl ether, naphthyl glycidyl ether, 1,4-diglycidyl naphthyl diether, butylphenyl glycidyl ether, n-butyl glycidyl ether, isobutyl glycidyl ether, hexanediol diglycidyl ether, allyl glycidyl ether, polypropylene glycol diglycidyl ether and mixtures thereof;
j. the fluorinated epoxides are represented by Formula B
wherein each of R2 through R5 is H, alkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms or fluoroalkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms with the proviso that at least one of R2 through R5 is a fluoroalkyl group;
k. the oxetanes are represented by Formula C
wherein R1-R6 are independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl or substituted alkyl, aryl or substituted aryl;
l. the thiols are selected from the group consisting of methanethiol, ethanethiol, Coenzyme A, dimercaptosuccinic acid, (R)-2-(4-methylcyclohex-3-enyl)propane-2-thiol, cysteine, lipoamide, and mixtures thereof;
m. the lactones are selected from the group consisting of gamma-butyrolactone, delta-gluconolactone, gamma-undecalactone; 6,7-dihydro-4(5H)-benzofuranone; 5,7-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-3-[2,3(or 3,4)-dimethylphenyl]-2(3H)-benzofuranone, and mixtures thereof;
n. the thioethers are selected from the group consisting of benzyl phenyl sulfide, diphenyl sulfide, dibenzyl sulfide, dioctadecyl 3,3′-thiodipropionate, didodecyl 3,3′-thiopropionate, and mixtures thereof;
o. the alkyl silanes are selected from the group consisting of bis(dimethylamino)methylsilane, tris(trimethylsilyl)silane, vinyltriethyoxysilane, vinyltrimethoxysilane, and mixtures thereof;
p. the aryl-alkyl ethers comprise compounds as depicted by Formula D, wherein n is 1, 2 or 3 and R1 is an alkyl group of 1 to 16 carbon atoms;
q. the polyoxyalkylated aromatics comprise compounds represented by Formula D wherein the R1 group is a polyoxyalkylated group comprising at least one —CH2CH2O— moiety; and
r. the alkylated aromatics comprise are linear or branched alkylbenzene lubricants.
s. the benzophenone derivatives are selected from the group consisting of 2,5-difluorobenzophenone; 2′,5′-dihydroxyacetophenone; 2-aminobenzophenone; 2-chlorobenzophenone; 2-fluorobenzophenone; 2-hydroxybenzophenone; 2-methylbenzophenone; 2-amino-4′-chlorobenzophenone; 2-amino-4′-fluorobenzophenone; 2-amino-5-bromo-2′-chlorobenzophenone; 2-amino-5-chlorobenzophenone; 2-amino-5-chloro-2′-fluorobenzophenone; 2-amino-5-nitrobenzophenone; 2-amino-5-nitro-2′-chlorobenzophenone; 2-amino-2′,5-dichlorobenzophenone; 2-chloro-4′-fluorobenzophenone; 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone; 2-hydroxy-5-chlorobenzophenone; 2-methylamino-5-chlorobenzophenone; 3-methylbenzophenone; 3-nitrobenzophenone; 3-nitro-4′-chloro-4-fluorobenzophenone; 4-chlorobenzophenone; 4-fluorobenzophenone; 4-hydroxybenzophenone; 4-methoxybenzophenone; 4-methylbenzophenone; 4-nitrobenzophenone; 4-phenylbenzophenone; 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzophenone; 4-hydroxy-4′-chlorobenzophenone; 2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone; 2,4-dimethylbenzophenone; 2,5-dimethylbenzophenone; 3,4-diaminobenzophenone; 3,4-dichlorobenzophenone; 3,4-difluorobenzophenone; 3,4-dihydroxybenzophenone; 3,4-dimethylbenzophenone; 4,4′-bis(diethylamine)benzophenone; 4,4′-bis(dimethylamine)benzophenone; 4,4′-dichlorobenzophenone; 4,4′-difluorobenzophenone; 4,4′-dihydroxybenzophenone; 4,4′-dimethoxybenzophenone, and mixtures thereof; and
t. the amines are selected from the group consisting of triethylamine; tributylamine; diisopropylamine; triisopropylamine; triisobutylamine; p-phenylenediamine; diphenylamine; N-(1-methylethyl)-2-propylamine; 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidone; 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinol; bis-(1,2,2,6,6-pentamethylpiperidyl); di-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)sebacate; poly-(N-hydroxyethyl-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-hydroxy-piperidyl succinate; N-phenyl-N′-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-p-phenylenediamine; N,N′-di-sec-butyl-p-phenylenediamine; tallow amines; N-methylbis(hydrogenated tallow alkyl)amine; phenol-alpha-naphthylamine, and mixtures thereof.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The composition of claim 1 wherein said fluoroolefin is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of:
(i) fluoroolefins of the formula E- or Z—R1CH═CHR2, wherein R1 and R2 are, independently, C1 to C6 perfluoroalkyl groups;
(ii) cyclic fluoroolefins of the formula cyclo-[CX═CY(CZW)n—], wherein X, Y, Z, and W, independently, are H or F, and n is an integer from 2 to 5; and
(iii) fluoroolefins selected from the group consisting of:
1,2,3,3,3-pentafluoro-1-propene (CHF═CFCF3), 1,1,3,3,3-pentafluoro-1-propene (CF2═CHCF3), 1,1,2,3,3-pentafluoro-1-propene (CF2═CFCHF2), 1,2,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (CHF═CFCHF2), 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (CH2═CFCF3), 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propeneCHF═CHCF3), 1,1,2,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (CF2═CFCH2F), 1,1,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (CF2═CHCHF2), 1,2,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene (CHF═CFCHF2), 3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene (CH2═CHCF3), 2,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene (CHF2CF═CH2); 1,1,2-trifluoro-1-propene (CH3CF═CF2); 1,2,3-trifluoro-1-propene (CH2FCF═CF2); 1,1,3-trifluoro-1-propene (CH2FCH═CF2); 1,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene (CHF2CH═CHF); 1,1,1,2,3,4,4,4-octafluoro-2-butene (CF3CF═CFCF3); 1,1,2,3,3,4,4,4-octafluoro-1-butene (CF3CF2CF═CF2); 1,1,1,2,4,4,4-heptafluoro-2-butene (CF3CF═CHCF3); 1,2,3,3,4,4,4-heptafluoro-1-butene (CHF═CFCF2CF3); 1,1,1,2,3,4,4-heptafluoro-2-butene (CHF2CF═CFCF3); 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-1-propene ((CF3)2C═CHF); 1,1,3,3,4,4,4-heptafluoro-1-butene (CF2═CHCF2CF3); 1,1,2,3,4,4,4-heptafluoro-1-butene (CF2═CFCHFCF3); 1,1,2,3,3,4,4-heptafluoro-1-butene (CF2═CFCF2CHF2); 2,3,3,4,4,4-hexafluoro-1-butene (CF3CF2CF═CH2); 1,3,3,4,4,4-hexafluoro-1-butene (CHF═CHCF2CF3); 1,2,3,4,4,4-hexafluoro-1-butene (CHF═CFCHFCF3); 1,2,3,3,4,4-hexafluoro-1-butene (CHF═CFCF2CHF2); 1,1,2,3,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene (CHF2CF═CFCHF2); 1,1,1,2,3,4-hexafluoro-2-butene (CH2FCF═CFCF3); 1,1,1,2,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene (CHF2CH═CFCF3); 1,1,1,3,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene (CF3CH═CFCHF2); 1,1,2,3,3,4-hexafluoro-1-butene (CF2═CFCF2CH2F); 1,1,2,3,4,4-hexafluoro-1-butene (CF2═CFCHFCHF2); 3,3,3-trifluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-1-propene (CH2═C(CF3)2); 1,1,1,2,4-pentafluoro-2-butene (CH2FCH═CFCF3); 1,1,1,3,4-pentafluoro-2-butene (CF3CH═CFCH2F); 3,3,4,4,4-pentafluoro-1-butene (CF3CF2CH═CH2); 1,1,1,4,4-pentafluoro-2-butene (CHF2CH═CHCF3); 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoro-2-butene (CH3CF═CFCF3); 2,3,3,4,4-pentafluoro-1-butene (CH2═CFCF2CHF2); 1,1,2,4,4-pentafluoro-2-butene (CHF2CF═CHCHF2); 1,1,2,3,3-pentafluoro-1-butene (CH3CF2CF═CF2); 1,1,2,3,4-pentafluoro-2-butene (CH2FCF═CFCHF2); 1,1,3,3,3-pentafluoro-2-methyl-1-propene (CF2═C(CF3)(CH3)); 2-(difluoromethyl)-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene (CH2═C(CHF2)(CF3)); 2,3,4,4,4-pentafluoro-1-butene (CH2═CFCHFCF3); 1,2,4,4,4-pentafluoro-1-butene (CHF═CFCH2CF3); 1,3,4,4,4-pentafluoro-1-butene (CHF═CHCHFCF3); 1,3,3,4,4-pentafluoro-1-butene (CHF═CHCF2CHF2); 1,2,3,4,4-pentafluoro-1-butene (CHF═CFCHFCHF2); 3,3,4,4-tetrafluoro-1-butene (CH2═CHCF2CHF2); 1,1-difluoro-2-(difluoromethyl)-1-propene (CF2═C(CHF2)(CH3)); 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-2-methyl-1-propene (CHF═C(CF3)(CH3)); 3,3-difluoro-2-(difluoromethyl)-1-propene (CH2═C(CHF2)2); 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoro-2-butene (CF3CF═CHCH3); 1,1,1,3-tetrafluoro-2-butene (CH3CF═CHCF3); 1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,5-decafluoro-2-pentene (CF3CF═CFCF2CF3); 1,1,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,5-decafluoro-1-pentene (CF2═CFCF2CF2CF3); 1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-2-butene ((CF3)2C═CHCF3); 1,1,1,2,4,4,5,5,5-nonafluoro-2-pentene (CF3CF═CHCF2CF3); 1,1,1,3,4,4,5,5,5-nonafluoro-2-pentene (CF3CH═CFCF2CF3); 1,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,5-nonafluoro-1-pentene (CHF═CFCF2CF2CF3); 1,1,3,3,4,4,5,5,5-nonafluoro-1-pentene (CF2═CHCF2CF2CF3); 1,1,2,3,3,4,4,5,5-nonafluoro-1-pentene (CF2═CFCF2CF2CHF2); 1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,5-nonafluoro-2-pentene (CHF2CF═CFCF2CF3); 1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5-nonafluoro-2-pentene (CF3CF═CFCF2CHF2); 1,1,1,2,3,4,5,5,5-nonafluoro-2-pentene (CF3CF═CFCHFCF3); 1,2,3,4,4,4-hexafluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1-butene (CHF═CFCF(CF3)2); 1,1,2,4,4,4-hexafluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1-butene (CF2═CFCH(CF3)2); 1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-2-butene (CF3CH═C(CF3)2); 1,1,3,4,4,4-hexafluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1-butene (CF2═CHCF(CF3)2); 2,3,3,4,4,5,5,5-octafluoro-1-pentene (CH2═CFCF2CF2CF3); 1,2,3,3,4,4,5,5-octafluoro-1-pentene (CHF═CFCF2CF2CHF2); 3,3,4,4,4-pentafluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-1-butene (CH2═C(CF3)CF2CF3); 1,1,4,4,4-pentafluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1-butene (CF2═CHCH(CF3)2); 1,3,4,4,4-pentafluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1-butene (CHF═CHCF(CF3)2); 1,1,4,4,4-pentafluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-1-butene (CF2═C(CF3)CH2CF3); 3,4,4,4-tetrafluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1-butene ((CF3)2CFCH═CH2); 3,3,4,4,5,5,5-heptafluoro-1-pentene (CF3CF2CF2CH═CH2); 2,3,3,4,4,5,5-heptafluoro-1-pentene (CH2═CFCF2CF2CHF2); 1,1,3,3,5,5,5-heptafluoro-1-butene (CF2═CHCF2CH2CF3); 1,1,1,2,4,4,4-heptafluoro-3-methyl-2-butene (CF3CF═C(CF3)(CH3)); 2,4,4,4-tetrafluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1-butene (CH2═CFCH(CF3)2); 1,4,4,4-tetrafluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1-butene (CHF═CHCH(CF3)2); 1,1,1,4-tetrafluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-2-butene (CH2FCH═C(CF3)2); 1,1,1,3-tetrafluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-2-butene (CH3CF═C(CF3)2); 1,1,1-trifluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-2-butene ((CF3)2C═CHCH3); 3,4,4,5,5,5-hexafluoro-2-pentene (CF3CF2CF═CHCH3); 1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-methyl-2-butene (CF3C(CH3)═CHCF3); 3,3,4,5,5,5-hexafluoro-1-pentene (CH2═CHCF2CHFCF3); 4,4,4-trifluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-1-butene (CH2═C(CF3)CH2CF3); 1,1,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6-dodecafluoro-1-hexene (CF3(CF2)3CF═CF2); 1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,6,6,6-dodecafluoro-3-hexene (CF3CF2CF═CFCF2CF3); 1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)-2-butene ((CF3)2C═C(CF3)2); 1,1,1,2,3,4,5,5,5-nonafluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pentene ((CF3)2CFCF═CFCF3); 1,1,1,4,4,5,5,5-octafluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pentene ((CF3)2C═CHC2F5); 1,1,1,3,4,5,5,5-octafluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pentene ((CF3)2CFCF═CHCF3); 3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6-nonafluoro-1-hexene (CF3CF2CF2CF2CH═CH2); 4,4,4-trifluoro-3,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)-1-butene (CH2═CHC(CF3)3); 1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-3-methyl-2-(trifluoromethyl)-2-butene ((CF3)2C═C(CH3)(CF3)); 2,3,3,5,5,5-hexafluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)-1-pentene (CH2═CFCF2CH(CF3)2); 1,1,1,2,4,4,5,5,5-nonafluoro-3-methyl-2-pentene (CF3CF═C(CH3)CF2CF3); 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pentene (CF3CH═CHCH(CF3)2); 3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6-octafluoro-2-hexene (CF3CF2CF2CF═CHCH3); 3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6-octafluoro1-hexene (CH2═CHCF2CF2CF2CHF2); 1,1,1,4,4-pentafluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pentene ((CF3)2C═CHCF2CH3); 4,4,5,5,5-pentafluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-1-pentene (CH2═C(CF3)CH2C2F5); 3,3,4,4,5,5,5-heptafluoro-2-methyl-1-pentene (CF3CF2CF2C(CH3)═CH2); 4,4,5,5,6,6,6-heptafluoro-2-hexene (CF3CF2CF2CH═CHCH3); 4,4,5,5,6,6,6-heptafluoro-1-hexene (CH2═CHCH2CF2C2F5); 1,1,1,2,2,3,4-heptafluoro-3-hexene (CF3CF2CF═CFC2H5); 4,5,5,5-tetrafluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)-1-pentene (CH2═CHCH2CF(CF3)2); 1,1,1,2,5,5,5-heptafluoro-4-methyl-2-pentene (CF3CF═CHCH(CF3)(CH3)); 1,1,1,3-tetrafluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pentene ((CF3)2C═CFC2H5); 1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,7-tetradecafluoro-2-heptene (CF3CF═CFCF2CF2C2F5); 1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,7-tetradecafluoro-3-heptene (CF3CF2CF═CFCF2C2F5); 1,1,1,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,7-tridecafluoro-2-heptene (CF3CH═CFCF2CF2C2F5); 1,1,1,2,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,7-tridecafluoro-2-heptene (CF3CF═CHCF2CF2C2F5); 1,1,1,2,2,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,7-tridecafluoro-3-heptene (CF3CF2CH═CFCF2C2F5); and 1,1,1,2,2,3,5,5,6,6,7,7,7-tridecafluoro-3-heptene (CF3CF2CF═CHCF2C2F5).

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The composition of claim 1, further comprising a metal deactivator selected from the group consisting of areoxalyl bis(benzylidene)hydrazide; N,N′-bis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamoylhydrazine); 2,2′-oxamidobis-ethyl-(3,5-d-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyhydorcinnamate); N,N′-(disalicyclidene)-1,2-propanediamine; ethyenediaminetetraacetic acid and salts thereof; triazoles; benzotriazole, 2-mercaptobenzothiazole, tolutriazole derivatives, N,N-disalicylidene-1,2-diaminopropane, and mixtures thereof.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

A composition of claim 1 comprising at least one fluoroolefin selected from the group consisting of HFC-1225ye, HFC-1234yf, HFC-1234ze, and HFC-1243zf; and an effective amount of stabilizer comprising (i) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of terephthalates and nitromethan and (ii) at least one additional compound selected from the group consisting of phenols, terpenes and terpenoids, fullerenes, epoxides, fluorinated epoxides, oxetanes, and mixtures thereof, meaning mixtures of any of the foregoing additional compounds.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

A composition of claim 1 comprising at least one fluoroolefin selected from the group consisting of HFC-1225ye, HFC-1234yf, HFC-1234ze, and HFC-1243zf; and an effective amount of stabilizer comprising (i) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of terephthalates and nitromethan and (ii) at least one amine.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The composition of claim 9, wherein the amine is selected from the group consisting of derivatives of an alkyl-substituted piperidyl, piperidinyl, piperazinone, or alkoxypiperidinyl compounds.

### Claim 11

A method for stabilizing a composition comprising at least one fluoroolefin, said method comprising adding an effective amount of a stabilizer comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of terephthalates and nitromethan to the composition comprising at least one fluoroolefin.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

A process for producing cooling comprising condensing the composition of claim 1 and thereafter evaporating said composition in the vicinity of a body to be cooled.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

A process for producing heat comprising condensing the composition of claim 1 in the vicinity of a body to be heated, and thereafter evaporating said composition.

### Claim 14

A method for reducing degradation of a composition comprising at least one fluoroolefin, wherein said degradation is caused by the presence of inadvertent air in a refrigeration, air-conditioning or heat pump system, said method comprising adding an effective amount of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of terephthalates and nitromethan to the composition comprising at least one fluoroolefin.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

A method of claim 11 wherein reaction of at least one original composition component with oxygen is reduced.