Patent ID: 7745673
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: C07B,C07C

Abstract:
1. A method for fluorinating an organic reactant, comprising: reacting an organic reactant selected from the group consisting of a chlorine-substituted alkane, a chlorine-substituted alkene, a chlorine-substituted aromatic compound, an alcohol, a carboxylic acid, an ester, an ether, a ketone, and an aldehyde with silicon tetrafluoride (SiF 4 ) in the presence of a metal halide catalyst under conditions effective to form a fluorinated organic product, wherein reacting the organic reactant with silicon tetrafluoride includes reacting at least one of 1,1,1,2,2-pentachlorethane, 1,1,1,2,2,2-hexachlorethane, 1,1,1-trichlorethane, and 1,1,2,2-tetrachlorethane with silicon tetrafluoride in the presence of aluminum trichloride.