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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 1987
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bernard Cheminal, Lyons, FR;
Henri Mathais, Saint Didier au Mont d'Or, FR;
Marc Thomarat, Pierre-Benite, FR;
Assignee:
Atochem, , FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
568842 ; 502162 ;
Abstract
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.