PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FLUOROPROPANES AND HALOPROPENES AND AZEOTROPIC COMPOSITIONS OF 2-CHLORO-3,3,3-TRIFLUORO-1-PROPENE WITH HF AND OF 1,1,1,2,2-PENTAFLUOROPROPANE WITH HF

摘要

A process is disclosed for making CF3CF2CH3, CF3CF=CH2 and/or CF3CCI=CH2. The process involves reacting at least one starting material selected from the group consisting of halopropanes of the formula CX3CHCICH2X, halopropenes of the formula CCIX2CCI=CH2 and halopropenes of the formula CX2=CCICH2X, wherein each X is independently F or Cl, with HF in a reaction zone to produce a product mixture comprising HF, HCI, CF3CF2CH3, CF3CF=CH2 and CFsCCI=CH2; and recovering the CF3CF2CH3, CF3CF=CH2 and/or CFsCCI=CH2 from the product mixture. Also disclosed is a process for making CF3CH2CHF2, CFsCH=CHF and/or CF3CH=CHCI. This process involves reacting at least one starting material selected from the group consisting of halopropanes of the formula CX3CHCICH2X, halopropenes of the formula CX3CCI=CH2 and halopropenes of the formula CX2=CCICH2X, wherein each X is independently F or Cl, with HF in a reaction zone to produce a product mixture comprising HF, HCI, CF3CH2CHF2, CF3CH=CHF and CF3CH=CHCI; and recovering the CF3CH2CHF2, CF3CH=CHF and/or CF3CH=CHCI from the product mixture. Also disclosed is a process for making CF3CF2CH3 and/or CF3CF=CH2- This process involves reacting at least one starting material selected from the group consisting of halopropanes of the formula CX3CHCICH2X, halopropenes of the formula CX3CCI=CH2 and halopropenes of the formula CX2=CCICH2X, wherein each X is independently F or Cl, with HF in a reaction zone to produce a product mixture comprising HF, HCI, CF3CF2CH3 and CF3CF=CH2; and recovering the CF3CF2CH3 and/or CF3CF=CH2 from the product mixture. In each of the processes the molar ratio of HF to total amount of starting material fed to the reaction zone is at least stoichiometric. Also disclosed is an azeotropic composition comprising CF3CCI=CH2, and HF. Also disclosed is an azeotropic composition comprising CF3CF2CH3, and HF.