Abstract:
AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS OF AMMONIUM FLUORIDE CAN BE TRANSFORMED INTO A SUBSTANTIALLY ANHYDROUS MIXTURE CONTAINING AT LEAST 90% AMMONIUM BIFLUORIDE AND CORRESPONDINGLY 10% OR LESS OF AMMONIUM FLUORIDE BY DISTILLING OFF A PORTION OF THE AQUEOUS COMPONENT OF THE SOLUTION AT A POT TEMPERATURE RANGING UP TO ABOUT 150*C. UNTIL SAID SOLUTION CONTAINS FROM 5 TO 30% WATER BASED ON THE ORGINIAL WEIGHT OF AMMONIUM FLUORIDE, AND THEN CONTINUING HEATING THE SOLUTION UNTIL AT LEAST ABOUT 90% OF THE NONAQUEOUS SOLUTION COMPONENT IS AMMONIUM BIFLUORIDE, WITH SUFFICIENT WATER BEING ADDED TO REPLACE THAT LOST DURING SAID CONTINUED HEATING SO AS TO MAINTAIN THE WATER CONTENT OF THE SOLUTION AT FROM ABOUT 5% TO ABOUT 30% AND THEN REDERING THE MIXTURE SUBSTANTIALLY ANHYDROUS BY REMOVING THE RESIDUAL WATER AT A TEMPERATURE RANGING FROM ABOUT 50*C. UP TO 130*C. AT A PRESSURE OF LESS THAN ABOUT 700 MM. OF MERCURY.
Abstract:
2,2-BIS(FLUOROPHERHALOMETHYL) -3,4-DIFLUOROOXETENES CAN BE CONVERTED IN THE PRESENCE OF A FREE RADICAL INITIATR, SUCH AS IODINE, TO THE CORRESPONDING FLUOROPEHALO-3-METHYL-2-BUTEONOYL FLUORIDES, WHICH ARE SUEFUL AS INTERMEDIATES IN THE PREPARATION OF SURFCTANTS AND OTHER USEFUL COMPOUNDS.
Abstract:
A PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF UNSATURATED FLUORINESUBSTITUTED HYDROXY COMPOUNDS WHEREBY FLUORINATED DIHYDRIC ALCOHOLS ARE CONTACTED WITH A DEHYDRATING AGENT. EXCELLENT YIELDS OF HIGH PURITY PRODUCT ARE OBTAINED.
Abstract:
Compounds having a nonfluorine halogen atom attached to a carbon atom which in turn is bonded to two phenyl groups, or doubly bonded to an oxygen atom, are fluorinated by reaction with ammonium fluoride or ammonium bifluoride, whereby the halogen atom is replaced by fluorine.
Abstract:
NOVEL COMPOUNDS USEFUL IN IMPARTING OIL REPELLENCY TO FABRICS HAVE THE FORMULA
1,3,5-TRI(RF-CO-)HEXAHYDRO-S-TRIAZINE
WHEREIN RF IS A RADICAL CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE FLUORINE ATOM AND FROM 1 TO 20 CARBON ATOMS, THE RADICAL BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALKYL, PHENYL, ALKYLPHENYL, PHENYLALKYL, AND ANY OF THESE RADICALS CONTAINING AN ETHER LINKAGE. THE COMPOUNDS ARE PREPARED BY REACTING A NITRILE OF THE FORMULA RFCN WITH FORMALDEHYDE, PREFERABLY AS TRIOXANE, IN THE PRESENCE OF A CATALYTIC AMOUNT OF A STRONG ACID AND PREFERABLY ALSO IN THE PRESENCE OF A SOLVENT SUCH AS CARBON TETRACHLORIDE.