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US 9,061,990 B2Granted
Fluorination of acrylate esters and derivatives
AssigneeRelypsa, Inc.
InventorYongQi Mu
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to processes for converting acrylate esters or a derivative thereof to difluoropropionic acid or a derivative thereof. This process is generally performed using fluorine gas in a hydrofluorocarbon solvent.
Claims13
A process for fluorinating a double bond comprising:
- forming a reaction mixture comprising a hydrofluorocarbon or fluorocarbon solvent, fluorine gas, and a compound of formula 1
- wherein R1 is hydroxy, alkoxy, chloro, or —OC(O)CH═CH2 to form a compound of formula 2 in a yield of at least 50%
- wherein R2 is hydroxy, alkoxy, chloro, —OC(O)CHFCH2F.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.