Process for the production of bis(fluoromethyl)ether
US5623091A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 5, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07C41/01
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A composition comprising bis(fluoromethyl)ether and less than an equimolar amount of water, a process for the production of the composition comprising contacting formaldehyde with hydrogen fluoride and separating at least some of the by-product water from bis(fluoromethyl)ether, and use of the composition for the production of difluoromethane.
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