PRODUCTION OF HYDROFLUOROCARBONS FROM alpha-FLUOROETHERS AND SOME alpha-FLUOROETHERS

摘要

A process for the production of a hydro(halo)fluorocarbon which comprises heating an α-fluoroether in the vapour phase at elevated temperature. α-fluoroethers are obtained by reacting a non-enolisable aldehyde with hydrogen fluoride to form an intermediate and reacting the intermediate with an alcohol or a halogenating agent. Novel α-fluoroethers are also provided.