The Chemours Company
CONVERSION OF CHLOROFLUOROROPANES AND CHLOROFLUROPROPENES TO MORE DESIRABLE FLUOROPROPANES AND FLUOROROPENES

Abstract:

A process is provided comprising contacting and reacting the compound CF.sub.3CF.sub.2CHXCl, wherein X is H or Cl, or the compound CF.sub.3CF.dbd.CXCl, wherein X is H or Cl, with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst consisting essentially of Cu, Ru, Cu--Pd, Ni--Cu, and Ni--Pd, to obtain as a result thereof reaction product comprising hydrofluoropropenes or intermediates convertible to said hydrofluoropropenes, notably CF.sub.3CF.dbd.CH.sub.2 and CF.sub.3CH.dbd.CHF.