The invention relates to a new process for the manufacture of fluoroaryl compounds and derivatives thereof, in particular of fluorobenzenes and derivatives thereof, and especially wherein said manufacture relates to an environmentally friendly production of the said compounds. Thus, the present invention overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art processes, and in a surprisingly simple and beneficial manner, and as compared to the prior art processes, in particular, the invention provides a more efficient and energy saving processes, and also provides a more environmentally friendly process, for the manufacture of nuclear fluorinated aromatics, and preferably of nuclear fluorinated fluorobenzenes. Accordingly, in one aspect of the invention, an industrially beneficial process for preparing fluorobenzenes from halobenzene precursors using HF to form hydrogen halide is provided by the present invention. A beneficial and surprisingly simple use of chlorobenzene as an industrially interesting starting material in the manufacture of fluorobenzene is provided.

The invention relates to a method for producing 1-chloro-2,2-difluoroethane from 1,1,2-trichloroethane, comprising at least one step of separating 1-chloro-2,2-difluoroethane from the organic phase produced during the method; said step comprising a) purification of the organic phase obtained in step (iii) so as to form a first stream comprising 1-chloro-difluoroethane and hydrofluoric acid and a second stream comprising 1,1,2-trichloroethane; b) the elimination of the hydrofluoric acid from said first stream in order to form a third stream comprising 1-chloro-difluoroethane; and c) a purification of said third stream comprising 1-chloro-difluoroethane.

The invention relates to a method for producing 1-chloro-2,2-difluoroethane from 1,1,2-trichloroethane, comprising at least one step of separating 1-chloro-2,2-difluoroethane from the organic phase produced during the method; said step comprising a) purification of the organic phase obtained in step (iii) so as to form a first stream comprising 1-chloro-difluoroethane and hydrofluoric acid and a second stream comprising 1,1,2-trichloroethane; b) the elimination of the hydrofluoric acid from said first stream in order to form a third stream comprising 1-chloro-difluoroethane; and c) a purification of said third stream comprising 1-chloro-difluoroethane.

The invention relates to a method for producing 1-chloro-2,2-difluoroethane from 1,1,2-trichloroethane, comprising at least one step of separating 1-chloro-2,2-difluoroethane from the organic phase produced during the method; said step comprising a) purification of the organic phase obtained in step (iii) so as to form a first stream comprising 1-chloro-difluoroethane and hydrofluoric acid and a second stream comprising 1,1,2-trichloroethane; b) the elimination of the hydrofluoric acid from said first stream in order to form a third stream comprising 1-chloro-difluoroethane; and c) a purification of said third stream comprising 1-chloro-difluoroethane.

The invention pertains to a method in which the production of HCFC-123 (2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane) and/or of HCFC-122 (1,1,2-trichloro-2,2-difluoroethane) in at least one reaction step takes place in a microreactor. Particularly, in preferred embodiments of the invention pertains to a method in which the production of HCFC-123 (2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane) and/or of HCFC-122 (1,1,2-trichloro-2,2-difluoroethane) in at least one reaction step takes place in a microreactor that comprises or is made of SiC (SiC-microreactor), or in a microreactor that comprises or is made of an alloy, e.g. such as Hastelloy C. In an ebodiment, the processes for the manufacture of HCFC-123 (2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane) and/or of HCFC-122 (1,1,2-trichloro-2,2-difluoroethane) can be efficiently combined in that HCFC-122 (1,1,2-trichloro-2,2-difluoroethane) produced by the method according the invention by using a microreactor, preferably an SiC-microreactor, may preferably advantageously serve as starting material/and/or intermediate material in the manufacture of HCFC-123 (2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane), preferably also in a microreactor.

The invention pertains to a method in which the production of HCFC-123 (2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane) and/or of HCFC-122 (1,1,2-trichloro-2,2-difluoroethane) in at least one reaction step takes place in a microreactor. Particularly, in preferred embodiments of the invention pertains to a method in which the production of HCFC-123 (2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane) and/or of HCFC-122 (1,1,2-trichloro-2,2-difluoroethane) in at least one reaction step takes place in a microreactor that comprises or is made of SiC (SiC-microreactor), or in a microreactor that comprises or is made of an alloy, e.g. such as Hastelloy C. In an ebodiment, the processes for the manufacture of HCFC-123 (2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane) and/or of HCFC-122 (1,1,2-trichloro-2,2-difluoroethane) can be efficiently combined in that HCFC-122 (1,1,2-trichloro-2,2-difluoroethane) produced by the method according the invention by using a microreactor, preferably an SiC-microreactor, may preferably advantageously serve as starting material/and/or intermediate material in the manufacture of HCFC-123 (2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane), preferably also in a microreactor.

The invention pertains to a method in which the production of HCFC-123 (2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane) and/or of HCFC-122 (1,1,2-trichloro-2,2-difluoroethane) in at least one reaction step takes place in a microreactor. Particularly, in preferred embodiments of the invention pertains to a method in which the production of HCFC-123 (2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane) and/or of HCFC-122 (1,1,2-trichloro-2,2-difluoroethane) in at least one reaction step takes place in a microreactor that comprises or is made of SiC (SiC-microreactor), or in a microreactor that comprises or is made of an alloy, e.g. such as Hastelloy C. In an ebodiment, the processes for the manufacture of HCFC-123 (2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane) and/or of HCFC-122 (1,1,2-trichloro-2,2-difluoroethane) can be efficiently combined in that HCFC-122 (1,1,2-trichloro-2,2-difluoroethane) produced by the method according the invention by using a microreactor, preferably an SiC-microreactor, may preferably advantageously serve as starting material/and/or intermediate material in the manufacture of HCFC-123 (2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane), preferably also in a microreactor.

The present invention provides a method for efficiently producing 1-chloro-1,2-difluoroethylene at low cost. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for producing 1-chloro-1,2-difluoroethylene, including the step of dehydrohalogenating chlorofluoroethane represented by formula (1) CFClX.sup.1CHFX.sup.2 wherein X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 are different from each other and represent H, F, or Cl; and either X.sup.1 or X.sup.2 is H.

The present invention provides a method for efficiently producing 1-chloro-1,2-difluoroethylene at low cost. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for producing 1-chloro-1,2-difluoroethylene, including the step of dehydrohalogenating chlorofluoroethane represented by formula (1) CFClX.sup.1CHFX.sup.2 wherein X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 are different from each other and represent H, F, or Cl; and either X.sup.1 or X.sup.2 is H.

Disclosed herein are methods of producing E-CF.sub.3CHCHCF.sub.3 in a liquid phase. Also disclosed are methods of preparing CF.sub.3CH.sub.2CHClCF.sub.3 and CF.sub.3CHClCH.sub.2CCl.sub.3.