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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Solvay Fluor und Derivate GmbH, Hannover, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 6/708 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 6/708 ;
Abstract
The methyl and ethyl esters of trifluoroacetic acid or chlorodifluoroacetic acid can be prepared in a technically simple manner from the corresponding acid chlorides and methanol or ethanol, respectively, in the presence of an “onium” salt of the acid as a catalyst. The alcohol is used in a stoichiometric excess, namely the molar ratio of alcohol to acid chloride is selected such that operation is in the region of a two-phase reaction. One of the phases is formed by the desired ester product, which is obtained in a high purity without any distillation.