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HRID 2206963Generated: October 30, 2026

Tetrafluoroethylene → Fuming sulfuric acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTetrafluoroethyleneHCID 8301—
ReactantPotassium SulfiteHCID 24958—
ReactantBisulfiteHCID 104748—
Reactant1,1,2,2-Tetrafluoroethanesulfonic acidHCID 10176391—
ReactantPotassium 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethanesulfonateHCID 58905542—
ProductFuming sulfuric acidHCID 24681—

Reaction Steps

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2008, 73, 711-714 provides a process for the preparation of potassium 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethanesulfonate from tetrafluoroethylene in a buffered aqueous solution of potassium sulfite and bisulfite and then converted to 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane sulfonic acid in 90% overall yield by distillation from oleum solution.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09376379B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_06
ORD IDord-b3f765bec6d84825b17e5b8ca5e165bb
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_06