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HRID 2061939Generated: October 27, 2026

Isoflurane → Desflurane

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantIsofluraneHCID 3763—
ReactantHydrofluoric AcidHCID 14917—
ReactantDesfluraneHCID 42113—
CatalystChromiaHCID 517277—
ProductDesfluraneHCID 42113—
ProductDesflurane Hydrogen FluorideHCID 86625408—

Reaction Steps

It has been found that fractional distillation of a crude reaction mixture obtained in the manufacture of desflurane, for example, by reacting hydrogen fluoride with isoflurane over a bed of chromia catalyst, results in the removal of desflurane in the form of a desflurane/hydrogen fluoride azeotrope that boils below the boiling point of hydrogen fluoride.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08283500B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2012_10
ORD IDord-b089b2ff411140a2a8ecf40828639600
Source noteuspto-grants-2012_10