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Process for producing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene

US8846990B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 10, 2012
Grant dateSep 30, 2014
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01J2219/0286
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates, in part, to the discovery that the presence of impurities in a reactor for dehydrochlorinating HCFC-244bb to HFO-1234yf results in selectivity changeover from HFO-1234yf to HCFO-1233xf. By substantially removing such impurities, it is shown that the selectivity to HFO-1234yf via dehydrochlorination of HCFC-244bb is improved.

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