Cfc 113 → Chlorotrifluoroethylene

The present invention provides a process of preparing CTFE by continuously reacting 1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane with zinc powder dispersed in an alkyl alcohol, the process is characterized by the steps of (a) connecting a plurality of reaction vessels each of which is provided with a stirrer to each other in a series arrangement such that when a liquid is continuously introduced into each reaction vessel the liquid overflows into the next reaction vessel, (b) continuously feeding a dispersion of zinc powder in an alkyl alcohol into only the first one of the plurality of reaction vessels to allow the dispersion in the first reaction vessel to overflow into the next reaction vessel and then into the remaining reaction vessels in turn while the stirrer of each reaction vessel is operated, (c) continuously feeding 1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane into each of the reaction vessels while step (b) is performed thereby to form CTFE in each reaction vessel by continuous reaction of 1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane with zinc powder to result in gradual conversion of zinc powder into zinc chloride, (d) continuously discharging CTFE from each reaction vessel while steps (b) and (c) are performed and collecting the discharged CTFE, and (e) continuously discharging a dispersion of the unreacted remainder of the zinc powder in a solution of zinc chloride in the alcohol from the last one of the plurality of reaction vessels while steps (b), (c) and (d) are performed.

ORD record

ord-9bf6074283164020af1836f89ed54129

Source dataset

uspto-grants-1992_06

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US05124494