Patent ID: 6187978
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: C07C,Y02P

Abstract:
A process for preparing a haloalkane comprising:(a) contacting a haloalkane starting material with a haloalkene starting material in the presence of an effective amount of a catalyst complex under conditions effective to facilitate an addition reaction and to form a product stream comprising a haloalkane product from said addition reaction, wherein said catalyst complex comprises a catalyst and an organic ligand selected from the group consisting of nitriles having a backbone of three or more carbons; amides having a backbone of two or morecarbons; phosphates having a backbone of three or more carbons; primary amines selected from the group consisting of stearylamines, laurylamine, octylamine (liquid), 2-ethylhexylamine, 2-octylamine, tert-octylamine, diaminododecane (C.sub.12 H.sub.28 N.sub.2), hexamethylenediamine, and tetramethylenediamine; and combinations of two or more thereof; and(b) recovering said halo alkane product from said product stream.