This conversion involves pyrolysis to give difluorocarbene, which dimerizes::2 CHClF2 → C2F4 + 2 HClThe compound also yields difluorocarbene upon treatment with strong base and is used in the laboratory as a source of this reactive intermediate.
==Proizvodnja in uporaba==Klorodifluorometan pridobivamo iz kloroforma::HCCl3 + 2 HF → HCF2Cl + 2 HClGlavni namen R-22 je pridobivanje tetrafluoroetilena.