| abstract |
A process is disclosed for producing CF 3 CH 2 CF 3 and/or CF 3 CH═CF 2 from at least one ether compound selected from the group consisting of compounds having the formula (CF 3 ) 2 CHCF 2 OR and compounds having the formula (CF 3 ) 2 C═CFOR (wherein R is an alkyl group of the formula C n H 2n+1 and n is an integer from 1 to 6) by contacting the ether compound(s) with water at an elevated temperature of at least about 75° C. The reaction of ether compound(s) with water may be employed in connection with a process for producing tetrafluoroethylene and/or hexafluoropropylene by pyrolysis, where by-product perfluoroisobutylene is reacted with an alkanol to produce the ether compound(s). |