SYNTHESIS OF FLUORINATED OLEFINS FROM FLUORINATED ALCOHOLS

摘要

Disclosed is a process for producing a hydrofluoroalkene, R_fCF═CH₂ comprising contacting a hydrofluoroalkanol of structure R_fCF₂CH₂OH, with a lewis acid to produce a mixture, diluting said mixture with a solvent to produce a solvent mixture, contacting the solvent mixture with a reactive metal, heating the solvent mixture and reactive metal for a sufficient amount of time to produce a hydrofluoroalkene, and condensing and collecting the volatile products comprising the hydrofluoroalkene, wherein R_f is F, or a fluorine-substituted alkyl group.