PHOTOCHLORINATION AND DEHYDROHALOGENATION PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF OLEFINIC COMPOUNDS

摘要

A process is disclosed for producing an olefinic compound from at least one compound selected from hydrocarbons and halohydrocarbons containing at least two carbon atoms and at least two hydrogen atoms. The process involves (a) directing light from a light source through the wall of a reactor to interact with reactants comprising chlorine and said at least one compound in said reactor, thereby producing a saturated halogenated hydrocarbon having increased chlorine content by photochlorination, and (b) dehydrohalogenating said saturated halogenated hydrocarbon produced by the photochlorination in (a); and is characterized by the light directed through the reactor wall being directed through a poly(perhaloolefin) polymer.