Development of technology of perfluoroethyl isopropyl ketone production

Synthesis of perfluoroethyl isopropyl ketone by an interaction of hexafluoropropene with perfluoropropionic acid fluoride or hexafluoropropene oxide was examined. Interchangeability of perfluoropropionic acid fluoride and hexafluoropropene oxide was demonstrated. The features of perfluoroethyl isopropyl ketone synthesis were studied in polar aprotic solvents on catalysts: alkali metal fluoride. A method for obtaining perfluoroethyl isopropyl ketone by direct catalytic reaction in a tubular reactor without use of solvents was suggested and investigated. The mechanism of interaction was considered. The main impurities resulting in obtaining perfluoroethyl isopropyl ketone were determined. The methods of cleaning perfluoroethyl isopropyl ketone were worked out.