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Process for the manufacture of 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropene, 2-chloro-pentafluoropropene and compositions comprising saturated derivatives thereof
Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 2002-01-30
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Granted: 2003-04-15
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Expires: 2022-01-30
Abstract
Abstract A process is disclosed for producing the pentfluropropenes of the formula CF3CX=CF2, where X is H or Cl. The process involves hydrodehalogenating CF3CCl2CF3 with hydrogen at an elevated temperature in the vapor phase over a catalyst comprising an elemental metal, metal oxide, metal halide and/or metal oxyhalide (the metal being copper, nickel, chromium and the halogen of said halides and said oxyhalides being fluorine and/or chlorine. Processes for producing the hydrofluorocarbons CF3CH2CHF2, CF3CHFCF3 and CF3CH2CF3 are also disclosed which involve (a) hydrodehalogenating CF3CCl2CF3 with the hydrogen as indicated above to produce a product comprising CF3CCl=CF2, CF3CH=CF2, HCl and HF; and (b) either reacting the CF3CCl=CF2 and/or CF3CH=CF2 produced in (a) in the vapor phase with hydrogen to produce CF3CH2CHF2, reacting CF3CCl=CF2 produced in (a) with HF to produce CF3CHFCF3, or reacting the CF3CH=CF2produced in (a) with HF to produce CF3CH2CF3. Azeotrope compositions of CF3CHFCH3 with HF, and a process for recovering HF from a product mixture comprising HF and CF3CHFCF3 are also disclosed. Also disclosed are compositions and a process for producing compositions comprising (c1) CF3CHFCF3, CF3CH2CF3 or CHF2CH2CF3 and (c2) at least one saturated halogenated hydrocarbon and/or ether having the formula: CnH2n+2-a-bClaFbOc wherein n is an integer from 1 to 4, a is an integer from 0 to 2n+1, b is an integer from 1 to 2n+2-a, and c is 0 or 1, provided that when c is 1 then n is an integer from 2 to 4, and provided that component (c2) does not include the selec
Inventors
- 👤 William H. Manogue
- 👤 V. N. Mallikarjuna Rao
- 👤 Allen Capron Sievert
- 👤 Steven H. Swearingen
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2026-10-28 07:34
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C19/00; C07C19/08; B; B01; B01J; B01J23/00; B01J23/70; B01J23/76; B01J23/84; B01J23/85; B01J23/86; B01J23/868; B01J37/00; B01J37/0009; C07C17/00; C07C17/07; C07C17/087; C07C17/093; C07C17/20; C07C17/21; C07C17/23; C07C17/35; C07C17/354; C07C17/38; C07C43/00; C07C43/02; C07C43/03; C07C43/04; C07C43/12; B01J27/00; B01J27/06; B01J27/08; B01J27/12; B01J27/132; B01J37/06; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P20/00; Y02P20/50; Y02P20/582
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
A process for producing the pentafluoropropenes of the formula CF 3 CX═CF 2 , where X is H or Cl, comprising: hydrodehalogenating CF 3 CCl 2 CF 3 with hydrogen at an elevated temperature in the vapor phase over a catalyst comprising at least one component selected from the group consisting of elemental metals, metal oxides, metal halides and metal oxyhalides; wherein the metal of said hydrodehalogenation catalyst component is selected from copper, nickel, chromium and mixtures thereof and the halogen of said halides and said oxyhalides is selected from fluorine, chlorine and mixtures thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
A process for producing the pentafluoropropenes of the formula CF 3 CX═CF 2 , where X is H or Cl, comprising: hydrodehalogenating CF 3 CCl 2 CF 3 with hydrogen at an elevated temperature in the vapor phase over a catalyst comprising at least one component selected from the group consisting of elemental metals, metal oxides, metal halides and metal oxyhalides; wherein the metal of said hydrodehalogenation catalyst component is selected from copper, nickel, chromium and mixtures thereof and the halogen of said halides and said oxyhalides is selected from fluorine, chlorine and mixtures thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
64 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the catalyst contains proportionally about 1.0 mole CuO, about 0.2 to 1.0 mole NiO, about 1 to 1.2 moles Cr 2 O 3 on about 1.3 to 2.7 moles CaF 2 , and is promoted with about 1 to 20 weight %, based on the total catalyst weight, of an alkali metal selected from K, Cs, and Rb.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the catalyst is promoted with from about 2 to 15 weight % K, based on the total catalyst weight.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the catalyst contains proportionally about 1.0 mole CuO, about 0.2 to 1.0 mole NiO, about 1 to 1.2 moles Cr 2 O 3 , about 0.4 to 1.0 mole MoO 3 , and about 0.8 to 4.0 mole CaF 2 .
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 4 wherein the catalyst is promoted with at least one compound selected from the group consisting of MgF 2 , MnF 2 , and BaF 2 .
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the catalyst consisting essentially of copper, nickel and chromium oxides, promoted with potassium salt, on calcium fluoride.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
83 words
A process for producing CF 3 CH 2 CHF 2 , comprising: (a) hydrodehalogenating CF 3 CCl 2 CF 3 with hydrogen in accordance with the process of claim 1 to produce a product comprising CF 3 CCl═CF 2 , CF 3 CH═CF 2 , HCl and HF: and (b) reacting at least one of said CF 3 CCl═CF 2 and CF 3 CH═CF 2 produced in (a) in the vapor phase with hydrogen to produce CF 3 CH 2 CHF 2 .
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
The process of claim 7 wherein in (b) at least one of said CF 3 CCl═CF 2 and CF 3 CH═CF 2 is contacted with hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst and in the presence of HCl and HF.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 8 wherein the entire effluent from (a) is passed on to (b).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
The process of claim 8 wherein CF 3 CH 2 CHF 2 is produced from CF 3 CCl 2 CF 3 without separation and removal of HCl and HF prior to CF 3 CH 2 CHF 2 production.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
66 words
A process for producing CF 3 CHFCF 3 , comprising: (a) hydrodehalogenating CF 3 CCl 2 CF 3 with hydrogen in accordance with the process of claim 1 to produce a product comprising CF 3 CCl═CF 2 , CF 3 CH═CF 2 , HCl and HF; and (b) reacting the CF 3 CCl═CF 2 produced in (a) with HF to produce CF 3 CHFCF 3 .
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
70 words
A process for producing CF 3 CH 2 CF 3 , comprising: (a) hydrodehalogenating CF 3 CCl 2 CF 3 with hydrogen in accordance with the process of claim 1 to produce a product comprising CF 3 CCl═CF 2 , CF 3 CH═CF 2 , HCl and HF; and (b) reacting the CF 3 CH═CF 2 produced in (a) with HF to produce CF 3 CH 2 CF 3 .
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
44 words
The process for producing CF 3 CHFCF 3 of claim 11 wherein a portion of the CF 3 CHFCF 3 is recovered as an azeotropic composition of CF 3 CHFCF 3 and HF; and wherein said azeotropic composition is recycled to the fluorination reactor.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
68 words
A process for producing CF 3 CHFCF 3 of claim 11 wherein a product mixture comprising HF and CF 3 CHFCF 2 is distilled to remove all products which have a lower boiling point than the lowest boiling azetorope containing HF and CF 3 CHFCF 3 ; and wherein said azeotrope is distilled to recover HF as an azeotropic composition containing HF and CF 3 CHFCF 3 .
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
101 words
The process of claim 14 wherein a compound selected from the group consisting of CH 2 ═CF 2 , CF 3 CH═CF 2 , CF 3 CCl═CCl 2 , CF 3 OCF═CF 2 , CH 2 Cl 2 and CHCl 2 CH 2 CCl 3 is fluorinated in the liquid phase using a fluorination catalyst and using said azeotropic composition as an HF source to further produce CH 3 CF 3 , CF 3 CH 2 CF 3 , CF 3 CHClCClF 2 , CF 3 OCHFCF 3 , CH 2 F 2 or CHF 2 CH 2 CF 3 .
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 15 wherein SbCl 5 is used as a liquid phase catalyst.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
101 words
The process of claim 14 wherein a compound selected from the group consisting of CH 2 ═CF 2 , CF 3 CH═CF 2 , CF 3 CCl═CCl 2 , CF 3 OCF═CF 2 , CH 2 Cl 2 and CHCl 2 CH 2 CCl 3 is fluorinated in the vapor phase using a fluorination catalyst and using said azeotropic composition as an HF source to further produce CH 3 CF 3 , CF 3 CH 2 CF 3 , CF 3 CHClCClF 2 , CF 3 OCHFCF 3 , CH 2 F 2 or CHF 2 CH 2 CF 3 .
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 17 wherein Cr 2 O 3 is used as a vapor phase catalyst.
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