3M Innovative Properties Company

Christopher M Geise

Miguel Antonio Guerra

Tatsuo Fukushi

Terence D Spawn

Steven J Martin

James Arthur McDonell

Luke T Dressel

Aaron E Hutt

Eric A Schotz

Jeremy A Miller

James A Mcdonell

A method of making &#x3b1;,&#x3c9;-diiodoperfluoroalkanes includes combining: diatomic iodine, at least one perfluoroalkylene oxide represented by the formula wherein Rrepresents a perfluoroalkyl group; and at least one of: a) a first metallic compound comprising nickel, and a second metallic compound comprising molybdenum that is compositionally different from the first metallic compound; or b) a metallic alloy comprising from 50 to 70 percent by weight of nickel and from 20 to 40 percent by weight of molybdenum, based on the total weight of the metallic alloy, thereby producing at least one product represented by the formula I(CF)I, wherein n independently represents an integer in the range of from 1 to 11. The total weight of the at least one product wherein n is 3 or greater exceeds the total weight of the at least one product wherein n is 1 or 2 by a factor of at least 4. 

Method of making alpha, omega-diiodoperfluoroalkanes

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Christopher M Geise