| abstract |
Disclosed is a process for producing a hydrofluoroalkene, R f CF═CH 2 comprising contacting a hydrofluoroalkanol of structure R f CF 2 CH 2 OH, with a lewis acid to produce a mixture, diluting said mixture with a solvent to produce a solvent mixture, contacting the solvent mixture with a reactive metal, heating the solvent mixture and reactive metal for a sufficient amount of time to produce a hydrofluoroalkene, and condensing and collecting the volatile products comprising the hydrofluoroalkene, wherein R f is F, or a fluorine-substituted alkyl group. |