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Hexafluoropropylene

Hexafluoropropylene is the fluoroalkene with the formula CF<sub>3</sub>CF=CF<sub>2</sub>. It is the perfluorocarbon counterpart to the hydrocarbon propylene. It is mainly used to produce copolymers with tetrafluoroethylene. Hexafluoropropylene is used as a chemical intermediate.

Preparation

Hexafluoropropylene can be produced by pyrolysis of tetrafluoroethylene:

3CF<sub>2</sub>=CF<sub>2</sub> → 2CF<sub>3</sub>CF=CF<sub>2</sub>

It can also be prepared from chlorodifluoromethane, or produced from various chlorofluorocarbons.

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