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US4720527A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

New functionalized perfluoropolyethers and process for the preparation thereof

Assignee: Syensqo Specialty Polymers Italy SpA
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Filing: 1986-11-13
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Granted: 1988-01-19
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Expires: 2006-11-13
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Abstract

Abstract A process for the scission of high molecular weight perfluoropolyethers having neutral end groups obtained from photo-oxidation processes of perfluoroolefins, or fluorination of hydrogenated polyalkylene oxides, or by polymerization with opening of the partially fluorinated oxetane ring, said scission being carried out in the presence of catalysts composed of fluorides, oxyfluorides, or oxides of transition metals, or of Al, Sn, Sb, at temperatures ranging from 150° to 380° C.; said scission process leads to the formation of low molecular weight perfluoropolyethers having neutral and acid end groups, the perfluoropolyethereal acids being subjectable to conversion reactions in order to obtain functionalized perfluoropolyethers and to be utilized to provide new polymers.

Inventors

  • 👤 Gerardo Caporiccio
  • 👤 Gian T. Viola
  • 👤 Giuseppe Marchionni

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 05:14
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C69/00; C07C69/62; C08; C08G; C08G65/00; C08G65/02; C08G65/32; C08G65/321; C08G65/323; C08G65/3233; C08G65/3236; C08G65/002; C08G65/005; C08G65/007

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 171 words
A process for the scission of perfluoropolyethers of the following classes: (I) R f O(CF 2 CF 2 O) n R f (II) A(CF 2 CF 2 CF 2 O) n B (III) E(CF 2 CF 2 O) m (C 3 F 6 O) p (CF 2 O) q ##STR6## wherein n, m, p, q, r are integers: n varies from 2 to 200, m, p, q and r vary from 1 to 100, the sum m+p+q+r varies from 4 to 400, R f =CF 3 or C 2 F 5 , A=F, OR f , B, D=perfluoroalkyls with 1 to 3 C, E=F, OR' f where R' f is a perfluoroalkyl having 1 to 3 C; which comprises heating the perfluoropolyethers of formulas I, II or III to temperatures ranging from 150° to 380° C. in the presence of a catalyst composed of fluorides, oxyfluorides or oxides of the transition metals selected from among Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zr, Mo, Zn or of Al, Sn, Sb.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 171 words
A process for the scission of perfluoropolyethers of the following classes: (I) R f O(CF 2 CF 2 O) n R f (II) A(CF 2 CF 2 CF 2 O) n B (III) E(CF 2 CF 2 O) m (C 3 F 6 O) p (CF 2 O) q ##STR6## wherein n, m, p, q, r are integers: n varies from 2 to 200, m, p, q and r vary from 1 to 100, the sum m+p+q+r varies from 4 to 400, R f =CF 3 or C 2 F 5 , A=F, OR f , B, D=perfluoroalkyls with 1 to 3 C, E=F, OR' f where R' f is a perfluoroalkyl having 1 to 3 C; which comprises heating the perfluoropolyethers of formulas I, II or III to temperatures ranging from 150° to 380° C. in the presence of a catalyst composed of fluorides, oxyfluorides or oxides of the transition metals selected from among Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zr, Mo, Zn or of Al, Sn, Sb.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 19 words
The process according to claim 1, characterized in that the scission is carried out in the presence of fluorine.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 24 words
The process according to claim 1, characterized in that the catalyst amount ranges from 0.1 to 10% by weight referred to the starting perfluoropolyether.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 19 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the scission products are continuously removed from the reacting mixture by distillation.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 17 words
Neutral perfluoropolyethers having a low molecular weight, prepared according to the process of claim 1 or 2.

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