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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Daikin Industries Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 1/708 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 1/708 ;
Abstract
A process is disclosed for producing difluoromethane by fluorinating dichloromethane with hydrogen fluoride in a liquid phase in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the reaction is conducted at a temperature within the range from 80 to 150° C. under a pressure within the range from 8 to 80 kg/cm using a mixture of antimony pentafluoride and antimony trifluoride, or antimony pentafluoride as the fluorinating catalyst. The process economically and safely produces difluoromethane from dichloromethane and hydrogen fluoride.