Production Vessel Mixtures
Methods and materials are provided for the production and purification of halogenated compounds and intermediates in the production of 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane. In a preferred embodiment, the process steps include: (1) reacting carbon tetrachloride with vinyl chloride to produce 1,1,1,3,3-pentachloropropane; (2) dehydrochlorinating the 1,1,1,3,3-pentachloropropane with a Lewis acid catalyst to produce 1,1,3,3-tetrachloropropene; (3) fluorinating the 1,1,3,3-tetrachloropropene to produce 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene; (4) fluorinating the 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene to produce a product mixture containing 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane; and (5) separating 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropro-pane from by-products.
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36 . A mixture within a production vessel comprising:
a hydrohalogenated compound comprising at least one halogen atom;
a hydrohalogen comprising the one halogen atom; and
a salt of the hydrohalogen, the salt comprising the one halogen atom.
37 . The mixture of claim 36 wherein the halogen atom is F.
38 . The mixture of claim 36 wherein:
the hydrohalogenated compound is 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane;
the hydrohalogen is HF; and
the inorganic salt is KF.
39 . The mixture of claim 36 wherein the salt comprises K.
40 . The mixture of claim 36 wherein the compound comprises at least three carbons.
41 . The mixture of claim 36 wherein the compound comprises from between five and seven halogens.
42 . The mixture of claim 36 wherein the compound comprises at least 5 halogens.
43 . The mixture of claim 36 wherein the compound comprises C 3 X 5 H 3 , wherein X is the halogen of the salt and hydrohalogen.
44 . The mixture of claim 36 wherein the compound comprises C 3 X 7 H, wherein X is the halogen of the salt and hydrohalogen.
45 . The mixture of claim 36 wherein the compound comprises C 3 X 6 H 2 , wherein X is the halogen of the salt and hydrohalogen.
46 . The mixture of claim 36 wherein an amount of salt in the mixture is less than a molar equivalent to an amount of hydrohalogen in the mixture.