IP Library Granted Patent US 12,421,182
Granted Patent B2
US 12,421,182 · App. 17/794,038 · Granted Sep 23, 2025

Synthesis of (e)-1,1,1,4,5,5,5-heptafluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)pent-2-ene

Inventors: Viacheslav A. Petrov (Hockessin, DE); Andrew Jackson (Newark, DE); Sheng Peng (Hockessin, DE)
Assignee: THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC
C07C17/278B01J27/12C07C17/04C07C17/25
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Patent No.
US 12,421,182
App. No.
17/794,038
Granted
Sep 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application relates to processes of preparing (E)-1,1,1,4,5,5,5-heptafluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)pent-2-ene.

Claims (5)

1. A process of preparing (E)-1,1,1,4,5,5,5-heptafluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)pent-2-ene, comprising reacting hexafluoroprop-1-ene with 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoroprop-1-ene in the presence of an acid catalyst, wherein the acid catalyst is a Lewis acid catalyst.

2. The process of claim 1 , wherein the acid catalyst is selected from SbF 5 , aluminum chlorofluoride (ACF), and aluminum chloride.

3. The process of claim 1 , wherein the acid catalyst is SbF 5 .

4. The process of claim 1 , wherein the reacting is performed at a temperature of from about −30° C. to about 100° C.

5. The process of claim 1 , wherein the reacting is performed at a pressure of from about 1 atm to about 25 atm.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2023
From: THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 063294/0692 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2022
From: PETROV, VIACHESLAV A.; JACKSON, ANDREW; PENG, SHENG
To: THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC
Reel/Frame 060564/0585 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62964674 · Jan 23, 2020
Related Publication 20230052956A1 · Feb 16, 2023
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