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HRID 259473Generated: October 25, 2026

Butyric Acid → Heptafluorobutyric acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantButyric AcidHCID 264—
ReactantButyric anhydrideHCID 7798—
ReactantHeptafluorobutyroyl fluorideHCID 67632—
ProductHeptafluorobutyric acidHCID 9777—
ProductButanoyl fluorideHCID 68035—

Reaction Steps

The following run illustrates the metathetical reaction of impure heptafluorobutyryl fluoride with butyric acid in the presence of butyric anhydride to give heptafluorobutyric acid and butyryl fluoride and the recovery of products from the reaction mixture by fractional distillation.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04038310
Source datasetuspto-grants-1977_07
ORD IDord-f0fd27ea775447efb4ba9fb622217ab9
Source noteuspto-grants-1977_07