| abstract |
A process for producing a fluorinated ester through a small number of steps, is presented. The process for producing a fluorinated ester, comprises a transesterification step in which R AF —COOCF 2 —R AF and R A —CH 2 OH are subjected to a transesterification reaction to obtain R AF —COOCH 2 —R A , and a fluorination step in which the obtained compound is fluorinated to obtain a reaction product containing R AF —COOCF 2 —R AF . Here, in the formulae, R A is a monovalent organic group, and R AF is the same group as R A or a monovalent organic group obtained by fluorination of R A . |