METHOD FOR PRODUCING HEXAFLUORO-1,3-BUTADIENE

Provided is a method for producing hexafluoro-1,3-butadiene, and the method can produce hexafluoro-1,3-butadiene at an industrially sufficient level of yield. In a reaction liquid containing a halogenated butane represented by chemical formula, CF2X1-CFX2-CFX3-CF2X4 (X1, X2, X3, and X4 are each independently a halogen atom other than a fluorine atom), zinc, and an organic solvent, a reaction is conducted to eliminate the halogen atoms other than a fluorine atom, X1, X2, X3, and X4, from the halogenated butane, yielding hexafluoro-1,3-butadiene. During the reaction, the concentration of a zinc halide generated by the reaction, in the reaction liquid is not more than the solubility of the zinc halide in the organic solvent.