PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF 1,1,1-TRIFLUORO-2-CHLOROETHANE

摘要

The invention relates to a process for the preparation of 1,1,1-trifluoro-2-chloroethane from trichloroethene and hydrogen fluoride in the gas phase. In this process a catalyst containing chromium and magnesium is used, which catalyst is obtainable by precipitating chromium(III) hydroxide by reacting 1 mole of a water-soluble chromium(III) salt with at least 1.5 mol of magnesium hydroxide or magnesium oxide in the presence of water, converting the reaction mixture into a paste containing chromium hydroxide and a magnesium salt and then drying the paste and treating it at temperatures of 20 DEG to 500 DEG C. with hydrogen fluoride.