Catalytical synthesis of hydrohalocarbons

1. A liquid phase process comprising reacting 1,1,1-trichlorotrifluoroethane with CH 2 ═CXR in the presence of an addition catalyst to produce a product mixture comprising addition compound CF 3 CCl 2 CH 2 CClXR, wherein X═H, F, Cl or Br, and R═H or a perhalogenated alkyl group, provided that X and R are not both H, wherein the catalyst is not a copper catalyst and CH 2 ═CXR is selected from the group consisting of CF 3 CH═CH 2 , CF 3 CF 2 CH═CH 2 , and CF 3 CF═CH 2

and provided that

when said CH2═CXR is CF3CH═CH2, said addition compound CF3CCl2CH2CClXR is CF3CCl2CH2CHClCF3;

when said CH2═CXR is CF3CF2CH═CH2, said addition compound CF3CCl2CH2CClXR is CF3CCl2CH2CHClCF2CF3; and

when said CH2═CXR is CF3CF═CH2 and said addition compound CF3CCl2CH2CClXR is CF3CCl2CH2CFClCF3.

2. The liquid phase process of claim 1 wherein said reaction is conducted at the temperature of from about 60° C. to about 240° C.

3. The liquid phase process of claim 1 wherein said addition catalyst is an iron catalyst comprising iron and ferric chloride.

4. The liquid phase process of claim 3 wherein said ferric chloride is anhydrous FeCl 3 .

5. The liquid phase process of claim 3 wherein a co-catalyst is used together with said iron catalyst and wherein said co-catalyst is an alkyl or aryl phosphate.

6. The liquid phase process of claim 5 wherein said co-catalyst is selected from the group consisting of triethyl phosphate, tributyl phosphate, phenyl diethyl phosphate, diethyl phosphate, dibutyl phosphate, phenyl phosphate and butyl phosphate.

7. The liquid phase process of claim 3 wherein said reaction is conducted at the temperature of from about 60° C. to about 240° C.

8. The liquid phase process of claim 1 further comprising recovering said addition compound CF 3 CCl 2 CH 2 CClXR from the product mixture.

9. The liquid phase process of claim 8 wherein said addition compound CF 3 CCl 2 CH 2 CClXR is recovered from the product mixture by distillation.