Patent ID: 6861565

Claim:
A continuous process for producing a fluoroalkanol of the following formula 1, which comprises reacting a polyfluoroolefin of the following formula 2 and an alkanol of the following formula 3 in the presence of a radical initiator, wherein the polyfluoroolefin of the following formula 2, the alkanol of the following formula 3 and the radical initiator are continuously supplied into a reactor and reacted at from 105 to 135° C., and the fluoroalkanol of the following formula 1 formed, is continuously discharged: H—(R f CFCF 2 ) n —CR 1 R 2 —OH Formula 1 R f CF═CF 2 Formula 2 CHR 1 R 2 —OH Formula 3 provided that the symbols in the formulae have the following meanings: R f : a fluorine atom or a C 1-4 polyfluoroalkyl group; R 1 , R 2 : each independently, a hydrogen atom or a C 1-3 alkyl group; and n: an integer of from 1 to 4.