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US 4,542,245 AGranted
Process for the preparation of 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol
AssigneeSolvay & Cie (Societe Anonyme)
InventorsAndre Lecloux, Franz Legrand
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Abstract
2,2,2-Trifluoroethanol is obtained by catalytic oxidation of 1,1-difluoroethylene. The 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol thus obtained is used as a solvent or as a synthesis intermediate.
Claims13
Process for the preparation of 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol from 1,1-difluoroethylene comprising, reacting 1,1-difluoroethylene with an oxidizing agent selected from the group consisting of ozone, atomic oxygen and molecular oxygen in the presence of an oxidation catalyst.
Process according to claim 12, conducted at a reaction temperature of from 250.degree. to 300.degree. C.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.