| abstract |
Production of trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene by reacting 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene with hydrogen fluoride to obtain a reaction product A containing formed trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, unreacted 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifloropropene and hydrogen fluoride, and by-product cis-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane and hydrogen chloride; distilling reaction product A to recover a distillation bottom product containing 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifloropropene and hydrogen fluoride and supplying recovered distillation bottom product to the reacting step; recovering hydrogen fluoride from a residue B remaining after recovery of the distillation bottom product and supplying recovered hydrogen fluoride to the reacting step; contacting a residue C remaining after recovery of hydrogen fluoride with water or aqueous sodium hydroxide solution to separate hydrogen chloride; dehydrating a residue D remaining after separation of hydrogen chloride; and distilling a residue E remaining after the dehydration to obtain trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene. The method reuses unreacted reactants and produces the target compound efficiently. |