# US 2019/0375698 A1 · Compositions based on 1,1,3,3-tetrachloropropene > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0375698 A1 - Document ID: US20190375698A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/545,294 - Filed: 2019-08-20 - Published: 2019-12-12 - Earliest claimed: 2015-05-22 - Assignees: Arkema France - Applicants: Arkema France - Inventors: Anne PIGAMO; Bertrand COLLIER - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190375698A1 ## CPC - C07C 17/206: {the other compound being HX} - C07C 17/093: by replacement by halogens - C07C 17/25: by splitting-off hydrogen halides from halogenated hydrocarbons - C07C 17/266: of hydrocarbons and halogenated hydrocarbons - C07C 17/269: of only halogenated hydrocarbons - C07C 17/383: by distillation - C09K 5/044: {comprising halogenated compounds} - C09K 5/045: {containing only fluorine as halogen} - C09K 2205/126: Unsaturated fluorinated hydrocarbons - C09K 2205/24: Only one single fluoro component present - C07C: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS - C09K: MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE ## Abstract Compositions based on F-1230za (1,1,3,3-tetrachloropropene), or on a mixture consisting of F-1230za and F-1230zd (1,3,3,3-tetrachloropropene), the manufacture thereof, and also the use thereof in particular for the production of F-1233zdE (trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene), F-1234zeE (trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene), and/or F-245fa (1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane). A process for manufacturing the composition, the process including the following steps: reaction of carbon tetrachloride with ethylene to produce 1,1,1,3-tetrachloropropane (F-250fb); chlorination of F-250fb to obtain 1,1,1,3,3-pentachloropropane (F-240fa); dehydrochlorination of F-240fa to obtain 1,1,3,3-tetrachloropropene (F-1230za); one or more steps for separating out the F-1230za. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A composition comprising at least 99.5% by weight of 1,1,3,3-tetrachloropropene (F-1230za), or a mixture of 1,1,3,3-tetrachloropropene and of 1,3,3,3-tetrachloropropene (F-1230zd), and at least one additional compound chosen from a list of compounds consisting of pentachloropropanes, tetrachloropropenes other than F-1230za and F-1230zd, chlorobutenes, chlorobutanes and oxygenated compounds, said compound and/or the total amount of said compounds being present in the composition in a content of less than or equal to 0.5% by weight. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The composition as claimed in claim 1, in which said additional compound represents a content of less than or equal to 1000 ppm; or less than or equal to 500 ppm; or less than or equal to 450 ppm; or less than or equal to 400 ppm; or less than or equal to 350 ppm; or less than or equal to 300 ppm; or less than or equal to 250 ppm; or less than or equal to 200 ppm; or less than or equal to 150 ppm; or less than or equal to 100 ppm; or less than or equal to 75 ppm; or less than or equal to 50 ppm; or less than or equal to 25 ppm; or less than or equal to 10 ppm; or less than or equal to 5 ppm, in the composition. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The composition as claimed in claim 2, in which said additional compound is or are chosen from 1,1,1,3,3-pentachloropropane (F-240fa), 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane (F-240db) and 1,1,2,3-tetrachloropropene (F-1230xa). ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A process for manufacturing the composition as claimed in claim 1, comprising the following steps: reaction of carbon tetrachloride with vinyl chloride to produce 1,1,1,3,3-pentachloropropane (F-240fa); dehydrochlorination of F-240fa to obtain 1,1,3,3-tetrachloropropene (F-1230za); one or more steps for separating out the F-1230za. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A process for manufacturing the composition as claimed in claim 1, comprising the following steps: reaction of carbon tetrachloride with ethylene to produce 1,1,1,3-tetrachloropropane (F-250fb); chlorination of F-250fb to obtain 1,1,1,3,3-pentachloropropane (F-240fa); dehydrochlorination of F-240fa to obtain 1,1,3,3-tetrachloropropene (F-1230za); one or more steps for separating out the F-1230za. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The process as claimed in claim 4, in which the separation is performed by distillation or extraction, and/or by physicochemical separation on molecular sieves, alumina or active charcoal, and/or by membrane separation, optionally in the gas phase. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The process as claimed in claim 6, in which a first separation step is performed via one or more distillations and a second separation step is performed by adsorption on molecular sieves, on active charcoal or on a mixture thereof. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The process as claimed in claim 6, in which the separation step is performed by adsorption on zeolite, of the type such as 4A, 5A, 10× or 13× molecular sieves, and optionally followed by gas-phase membrane separation. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The process as claimed in claim 6, in which the step of separation by adsorption is performed at a temperature of between 0 and 120° C. and preferably between 20 and 80° C. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The use of the composition as claimed in claim 1 in the manufacture of 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (F-1233zd), 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (F-1234ze) or 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane (F-245fa). ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) A process for manufacturing 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (F-1233zd), and/or 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (F-1234ze) and/or 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane (F-245fa), by fluorination performed in the liquid phase and in the absence of catalyst, comprising the steps: of introducing into a fluorination reactor a stream comprising the composition as in claim 1. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The process as claimed in claim 11 for forming trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (F-1233zdE) or trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (F-1234zeE). ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The process as claimed in claim 11, followed by one or more steps for separating 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (F-1233zd), and/or 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (F-1234ze) and/or 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane (F-245fa) from the stream of products.