Claims
- 1. A gas phase process for increasing in a composition the ratio of one compound selected from the group consisting of CF.sub.3 CHClF and CClF.sub.2 CHF.sub.2 relative to the other compound of said group, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a gaseous composition comprising at least one compound of said group provided that (i) if the selected compound is CF.sub.3 CHClF the mole ratio of CF.sub.3 CHClF to CClF.sub.2 CHF.sub.2 in said gaseous composition is less than the equilibrium ratio thereof at 50.degree. C., and (ii) if the selected compound is CClF.sub.2 CHF.sub.2, the mole ratio of CClF.sub.2 CHF.sub.2 to CF.sub.3 CHClF in said gaseous composition is less than the equilibrium ratio thereof at 475.degree. C.;
- (b) contacting said gaseous composition with a catalyst consisting essentially of halided aluminum oxide, aluminum halides or mixtures thereof, for a time sufficient to provide substantial interconversion between CF.sub.3 CHClF and CClF.sub.2 CHF.sub.2 ; and
- (c) providing during said catalyst contact a temperature within the range of about 50.degree. C. to 475.degree. C. at which the mole ratio of the selected compound to the other compound increases.
- 2. The gas phase process of claim 1 wherein the catalyst is a halided aluminum oxide.
- 3. The gas phase process of claim 1 wherein the selected compound is CF.sub.3 CHClF.
- 4. The gas phase process of claim 1 wherein the mole ratio of CF.sub.3 CHClF to CClF.sub.2 CHF.sub.2 in a composition is increased from below about 0.5:1 to above about 10:1.
- 5. A liquid phase process for increasing in a composition the ratio of one compound selected from the group consisting of CF.sub.3 CHClF and CClF.sub.2 CHF.sub.2 relative to the other compound of said group, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a liquid composition comprising at least one compound of said group provided that (i) if the selected compound is CF.sub.3 CHClF, the mole ratio of CF.sub.3 CHClF to CClF.sub.2 CHF.sub.2 in said liquid composition is less than the equilibrium ratio thereof at 50.degree. C., and (ii) if the selected compound is CClF.sub.2 CHF.sub.2, the mole ratio of CClF.sub.2 CHF.sub.2 to CF.sub.3 CHClF in said liquid composition is less than the equilibrium ratio thereof at about 130.degree. C.;
- (b) contacting said liquid composition with a catalyst consisting essentially of halided aluminum oxide, aluminum halides or mixtures thereof, for a time sufficient to provide substantial interconversion between CF.sub.3 CHClF and CClF.sub.2 CHF.sub.2 ; and
- (c) providing during said catalyst contact a temperature within the range of about 50.degree. C. to about 130.degree. C. at which the mole ratio of the selected compound to the other compound increases.
- 6. The liquid phase process of claim 5 wherein the catalyst is an aluminum halide.
- 7. The liquid phase process of claim 5 wherein the selected compound is CF.sub.3 CHClF.
- 8. The liquid phase process of claim 5 wherein the mole ratio of CF.sub.3 CHCl to CClF.sub.2 CHF.sub.2 in a composition is increased from below about 0.5:1 to above about 10:1.
- 9. A process for increasing the ratio of CClF.sub.2 CHF.sub.2 relative to CF.sub.3 CHClF in a liquid or gas composition, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a composition comprising CF.sub.3 CHClF wherein the mole ratio of CClF.sub.2 CHF.sub.2 to CF.sub.3 CHClF in said composition is less than the equilibrium ratio thereof at 475.degree. C., provided that if the composition is in the liquid phase the mole ratio of CClF.sub.2 CHF.sub.2 to CF.sub.3 CHClF in the composition is less than the equilibrium ratio thereof at 130.degree. C.;
- (b) contacting said composition with a catalyst consisting essentially of halided aluminum oxide, aluminum halides or mixtures thereof, for a time sufficient to provide substantial interconversion between CF.sub.3 CHClF and CClF.sub.2 CHF.sub.2 ; and
- (c) providing during said catalyst contact a temperature within the range of about 50.degree. C. to 475.degree. C. at which the mole ratio of CClF.sub.2 CHF.sub.2 to CF.sub.3 CHClF increases, provided that if the reaction is in the liquid phase the temperature is within the range of about 50.degree. to 130.degree. C.
- 10. The process of claim 9 wherein the interconversion is in the gas phase.
- 11. The process of claim 9 wherein the interconversion is in the liquid phase.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation division of application Ser. No. 07/560,529, filed Jul. 31, 1990, which was issued on Jul. 9, 1991, as U.S. Pat. No. 5,030,372.
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