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P C U K Produits Chimiques Ugine Kuhlmann

Henri Mathais

Francis Weiss

Jean-Pierre Schirmann

Bernard Cheminal

Pierre Tellier

Marc Thomarat

Raymond Commandeur

Jacques Kervennal

Andre Lantz

Jean Blaise

Michel Jaccaud

Charles Laviron

Francis Leroux

Dominique Ravier

Bernard Genest

Achille Pontoglio

Rene Bertocchio

Gerard Dupuis

Robert Azerad

Sergio Nebel

The invention pertains to a perfluorated ionic polymer. This polymer is prepared starting with polymers presenting carboxylic groupings, these groupings being transformed in reactive entities which are later eliminated.

Fluorated ionic polymer, method for its preparation and membranes

The invention relates to a gas phase process for the manufacture of chloropentafluoroethane by the action of hydrofluoric acid on dichlorotetrafluoroethane in the presence of a catalyst, the said catalyst being prepared by reacting, in a gaseous phase, an alumina in which the sodium oxide content is below 300 ppm and the volume of the pores having a radius equal to 40 angstroms or above is greater than 0.7 cm.sup.3 /g, with hydrofluoric acid or with a mixture of hydrofluoric acid and of air, nitrogen or a fluorinated compound.

Synthesis of chloropentafluoroethane

The process for synthesizing 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol by liquid phase catalytic hydrogenation of a compound of formula: ##STR1## in which R is a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched alkyl radical containing from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and optionally partially fluorinated, comprising carrying out the hydrogenation in the presence of a nickel catalyst and in the presence of an aliphatic tertiary amine as a cocatalyst.

Process for the synthesis of 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol

A liquid composition comprising a mixture of isomers of essentially diisocyanates having the diphenylmethane structure, the distribution by weight of isomers in the composition for each 100 parts by weight of the composition being:

Liquid composition containing diisocyanate of diphenylurethane

A process for producing 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol or 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoroisopropanol which comprises hydrogenating a fluoro compound having the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen or CF.sub.3 and R.sub.2 is hydrogen or a straight- or branched-chain alkyl group, which can also be fluoro-substituted, in the liquid phase in the presence of a palladium-on-activated-carbon catalyst, and if desired a tertiary amine co-catalyst.

Process for the synthesis of 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol and

The invention relates to the preparation of trifluoroacetyl chloride by catalytic chlorination of trifluoroacetaldehyde with chlorine. Catalysis is performed in the vapor phase in a fixed bed or a fluidized bed reactor with an activated carbon catalyst. Optionally, hydrochloric acid and/or an inert diluent can be present with the reactant without affecting the results of this process.

Process for preparing trifluoroacetyl chloride

A process for preparing pure fluoral hydrate or hexafluoroacetone hydrate which comprises reacting a hemiacetal with the formula ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen or CF.sub.3, with water in a distillation column, removing respectively the methanol or ethanol produced at the head of the column, and recovering at the bottom of the column the pure hydrate so produced.

Process for the preparation of pure hydrates of fluoral and of

Compositions for use as fluids in absorption heat pumps, which compositions comprise a chlorofluoro-hydrocarbon heat exchange fluid, an amide or glycol-ether solvent vehicle, and at least one metal salt of an alkylarylsulfonate which stabilizes the fluid against decomposition, together with use of the compositions in absorption heat pumps.

Stable mixtures of chlorofluorocarbons and solvents and their use as

Low melting point compositions, comprising a mixture of diisocyanate isomers having the diphenylethane structure, and containing by weight about:

Low melting point diphenylethane diisocyanate mixtures, method of making

Demoisturizing composition used for the displacement of liquid water, comprising a chlorofluorocarbon that is liquid at room temperature, containing a surface-active agent responding to the formula: ##STR1## in which R is an alkyl group in C.sub.6 -C.sub.18

Surface demoisturizing composition and use thereof

Disclosed is a continuous catalytic process for the preparation of hexafluoroacetone comprising reacting in a first fluorination step a mixture of hydrofluoric acid and a chlorofluoroacetones recyclate, then in a second fluorination step, a mixture containing the effluent issuing from the first step and fresh hexachlorofluoroacetone, on a catalyst comprising gamma alumina impregnated with chromium sesquioxide Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3 in an amount of 1.5 to 4 atoms of chromium per liter of alumina and activated between 300.degree. C. and 400.degree. C. by means of a mixture of hydrofluoric acid and 1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoro-ethane.

Catalytic process for the preparation of hexafluoroacetone

There is disclosed a continuous catalytic process for the preparation of trifluoroacetaldehyde through fluorination in the gaseous phase of trichloroacetaldehyde in a single reaction zone at a temperature between 230.degree. C. and 260.degree. C., on a catalyst comprising a gamma alumina impregnated by Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3 in an amount of 1.5 to 4 atoms of chromium per liter of alumina and activated at a temperature between 300.degree. C. and 400.degree. C. by a mixture of hydrofluoric acid and 1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoro-ethane.

Catalytic process for the preparation of trifluoroacetaldehyde

New compounds of the formula: ##STR1## where n, x, y and z have value 1 or 2, their process of preparation and their use as dielectrics such as insulating fluids for transformers alone or in mixture with one or more products of general formula: ##STR2## where a varies from 2 to 4, b varies from 0 to 2 and R is an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical containing from 1 to 3 carbon atoms.

Chlorinated alkylaromatic based compounds and new liquid dielectrics

New compounds comprising trioxa-1, 5, 7 spiro [2.5] octanes and bis(trioxa-1, 5, 7 spiro [2.5] octanes) and the process of preparing the compounds by reacting methylene-5 dioxanes-1, 3 and bis(methylene-5 dioxanes-1,3) respectively, with an epoxidation agent such as an organic peracid which can be used, for example, as non-reactive or reactive solvents for epoxy resin, in the preparation of thermosetting resins and for stabilizing polyvinylchloride.

Trioxa-1, 5, 7 spiro [2,5] octanes and their method of preparation

This invention relates to a method for preparing an azine of the formula ##EQU1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, which may be the same or different, represent a hydrogen atom or a straight alkyl radical of from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl or cycloalkyl radical of 3 to 12 carbon atoms, or a hydrocarbon radical of from 6 to 12 carbon atoms containing a benzene, naphthalene, or pyridine aromatic ring or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 together form a straight or branched alkylene radical of 3 to 11 carbon atoms, one of which may be replaced by an oxygen atom, all of the above being unsubstituted or substituted with chlorine, bromine, or fluorine atoms, or ethylene, nitro, hydroxy, alkoxy, carboxylic or percarboxylic acid, amide, nitrile, or carboxylic ester groups, or a mixture of an azine of formula (I) and a hydrazone of the formula ##EQU2## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are as defined above and R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, which may be the same or different, represent a straight alkyl radical of from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl or cycloalkyl radical of 3 to 12 carbon atoms, or a hydrocarbon radical of from 6 to 12 carbon atoms containing a benzene, naphthalene, or pyridine aromatic ring or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 together form a straight or branched alkylene radical of 3 to 11 carbon atoms, one of which may be replaced by an oxygen atom, all of the above being unsubstituted or substituted by chlorine, bromine, fluorine, or iodine atoms, or hydroxy, ether oxide, carboxylic acid, carboxylic ester, nitrile, nitro, or sulphonic acid or amide groups or one of the two radicals R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 can represent a hydrogen atom, which comprises reacting hydrogen peroxide with ammonia or with a mixture of ammonia and primary or secondary amine of the formula ##EQU3## wherein R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are as defined above, in the presence of a carbonyl compound of the formula ##EQU4## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are as defined above, and a catalyst containing selenium.

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