JPS6187726A - Production of perfluoropolyether - Google Patents

Production of perfluoropolyether

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JPS6187726A
JPS6187726A JP20931984A JP20931984A JPS6187726A JP S6187726 A JPS6187726 A JP S6187726A JP 20931984 A JP20931984 A JP 20931984A JP 20931984 A JP20931984 A JP 20931984A JP S6187726 A JPS6187726 A JP S6187726A
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tetrafluoroethylene
oxygen gas
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perfluoropolyether
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Kazuo Kobayashi
和夫 小林
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Nippon Mektron KK
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the control of a reaction system and obtain a perfluoropolyether economically advantageously, by reacting tetrafluoroethylene with oxygen gas by using short-wavelength ultraviolet rays in a specified condition. CONSTITUTION:A perfluoropolyether is produced by reacting tetrafluoroethylene with oxygen gas by using short-wavelength ultraviolet rays under suitably selected reaction conditions including (a) use of oxygen gas diluted with an inert gas to an oxygen concentration <=about 25vol% as said oxygen gas, (b) operation under conditions to provide an F/V value of 0.005-5(mol/l.hr) [wherein F (mol/hr) is the feed rate of tetrafluoroethylene and V(l) is the amount of a reaction solvent used] and (c) the reactant gases being fed to an inert reaction solvent as a gas mixture of a volume ratio of the feed rate (l/hr) of the inert gas-diluted oxygen gas to the feed rate (l/hr) of the tetrafluoroethylene of 0.5-2.3.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 本発明は、パーフルオロポリエーテルの製造法に関する
。更に詳しくは、短波長の紫外線ヲ用いてテトラフルオ
ロエチレンおよび酸素ガスからパーフルオロポリエーテ
ルを製造する方法に関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a method for producing perfluoropolyether. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for producing perfluoropolyether from tetrafluoroethylene and oxygen gas using short wavelength ultraviolet rays.

〔従来の技術〕[Conventional technology]

330 nmより短波長の輻射を含む紫外線を用いて、
テトラフルオロエチレンおよび酸素ガスから次の一般式
で示されるようなパーフルオロポリエーテル全製造する
方法が、特公昭50−28409号公報に記載されてい
る。
Using ultraviolet radiation containing radiation with wavelengths shorter than 330 nm,
A method for producing a perfluoropolyether represented by the following general formula from tetrafluoroethylene and oxygen gas is described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 50-28409.

A o(−o、y40村Gア2−0せoザB   〔工
〕A、B ニーOF   −00Fまたは−CF2CO
FP+Q:2〜200 Q/p : 0.1〜10 勢+Q+1 ’ O40,8(RはOであり得る)この
方法では、目的とするパーフルオロボリエ−チルを得る
ために1平均照射強度、温度、圧力、不活性反応溶媒溶
液中のテトラフルオロエチレン濃度および反応溶液を飽
和させる分子状酸素分圧などの反応条件をこまかく規定
しており、例えば約0.2の分子状酸素分圧を有する空
気を用いた場合には、分子状酸素として単体酸素ガスと
同じ流mt用いても、目的物は殆んど無視できる程度に
しか祠♂残いと述べられている。
A o (-o, y40 village GA 2-0 seoza B [engineering] A, B knee OF -00F or -CF2CO
FP+Q: 2~200 Q/p: 0.1~10 +Q+1'O40,8 (R can be O) In this method, in order to obtain the desired perfluoroboethyl, 1 average irradiation intensity, Reaction conditions such as temperature, pressure, tetrafluoroethylene concentration in the inert reaction solvent solution, and molecular oxygen partial pressure to saturate the reaction solution are carefully specified. For example, the molecular oxygen partial pressure is about 0.2. It is stated that when air is used, even if the same flow mt as molecular oxygen is used as for simple oxygen gas, the target remains to an almost negligible extent.

〔発明が解決しようとする問題点〕[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

しかるに、この種の反応において、空気中に存在する分
子状酸素をそのまま用いることができれば、工業的生産
の場において経済的に非常に有利であるばかりではなく
、反応系に不活性ガスが存在するため、単体酸素ガスを
用いる反応と比較して、反応温度のフントロールがし易
くなり、そのため反応系の制御が容易となるなどの効果
が期待される。
However, in this type of reaction, if molecular oxygen present in the air can be used as it is, it is not only economically advantageous in industrial production, but also because an inert gas is present in the reaction system. Therefore, compared to a reaction using simple oxygen gas, it is easier to control the reaction temperature, and therefore, effects such as easier control of the reaction system are expected.

本発明者は、空気を分子状酸素源として用い、パーフル
オロポリエーテルを製造し得る方法について種々検討の
結果、テトラフルオロエチレンと反応溶媒量との比を一
定値以下に抑えると共に、前記先行技術で行われている
テトラフルオロエチレンの不活性溶媒溶液からなる液相
に分子状酸素を吹込むという反応原料の仕込方法を、こ
れら反応原料両者の特定の混合比の混合ガスとして反応
溶媒中に供給するという方法に変更するととにより、所
期の目的が始めて達成し得ることを見出した。
As a result of various studies on a method for producing perfluoropolyether using air as a molecular oxygen source, the present inventor has determined that the ratio of the amount of tetrafluoroethylene to the reaction solvent is kept below a certain value, and that the prior art described above The method of preparing reaction raw materials, which involves blowing molecular oxygen into a liquid phase consisting of a solution of tetrafluoroethylene in an inert solvent, is now used to supply a mixed gas of a specific mixing ratio of both of these reaction raw materials into the reaction solvent. It was discovered that the intended purpose could be achieved for the first time by changing the method to

〔問題点を解決するための手段〕および〔作用〕従って
、本発明は短波長の紫外線を用いてテトラフルオロエチ
レンおよび酸素ガスからパーフルオロポリエーテルを製
造する方法に係り、パーフルオロポリエーテルの製造ハ
、 (1)酸素ガスとして不活性ガスで約25容量%以下の
濃度に希釈された酸素ガスを用い、(2)テトラフルオ
ロエチレンの供給量をIP(%ル/時間)、用いられる
反応溶媒f1をV (A)としたとき、P/vの値が0
.005〜5(モル41時間)となる操作条件下で操作
し、かつ (3)反応器に供給される不活性ガス希釈酸素ガスの供
給量(々時間)とテトラフルオロエチレンの供給量(物
量)との容量比が0.5〜z3の混合ガスとして不活性
反応溶媒中に供給する こと罠より行われる。
[Means for Solving the Problems] and [Operation] Therefore, the present invention relates to a method for producing perfluoropolyether from tetrafluoroethylene and oxygen gas using short wavelength ultraviolet rays, and relates to a method for producing perfluoropolyether from tetrafluoroethylene and oxygen gas. C. (1) Use oxygen gas diluted with an inert gas to a concentration of about 25% by volume or less as the oxygen gas, (2) Adjust the supply amount of tetrafluoroethylene to IP (% l/hour), and set the reaction solvent used. When f1 is V (A), the value of P/v is 0
.. 005 to 5 (mol 41 hours), and (3) the amount of inert gas diluted oxygen gas supplied to the reactor (hours) and the amount of tetrafluoroethylene supplied (quantity). This is carried out by supplying a mixed gas with a volume ratio of 0.5 to z3 into an inert reaction solvent.

そとで次に、以上の本発明方法の構成要件について説明
する。
Next, the constituent elements of the above method of the present invention will be explained.

不活性ガスで約25容量%以下の濃度に希釈された酸素
ガスとしては、一般に空気が用いられる。
Air is generally used as the oxygen gas diluted with an inert gas to a concentration of about 25% by volume or less.

大気中に含まれる酸素ガスは、普通的18−y 22容
量%の範囲内にあり、従って本発明方法では空気をその
まま分子状酸素源として用いるか、あるいは若干量の酸
素ガスで富化しであるいは窒素ガス、アルゴンガスなど
の不活性ガスで希釈して用いることができる。
Oxygen gas contained in the atmosphere is typically in the range of 18-22% by volume, therefore, in the method of the present invention, air may be used as it is as a source of molecular oxygen, or may be enriched with some amount of oxygen gas. It can be used after being diluted with an inert gas such as nitrogen gas or argon gas.

反応は、ジクロルジフルオロメタン、パーフルオフシク
ロブタン、パーフルオロジメチルシクロブタン、l、2
−ジクロルへキサフルオロプロパン、1.2−ジクロル
テトラフルオロエタン、1,1.2−トリクロル−1,
2,2−)リフルオロエタンなどによって代表されると
の反応に不活性なハロゲン化炭化水素溶媒中に、テトラ
フルオロエチレンおよび不活性ガス希釈酸素ガスの混合
ガスを吹込むことにより行われるが、その際上記(2)
および(3)で規定されるような反応条件が選択される
・まず、テトラフルオロエチレンの供Mmと用いられる
反応溶媒量との比’/vについては、その値が0.00
5〜5 (モノ910時間)、好ましくは0.5〜4.
5(モII//l、時間)でなければならない。仁の値
が5以上である場合には、上記(3)の条件を満足させ
るような反応条件がとられたとしても、テトラフルオロ
エチレンの単独重合体が生成するようになり、目的とす
るポリエーテルを十分に得ることができない。
The reaction is dichlorodifluoromethane, perfluorocyclobutane, perfluorodimethylcyclobutane, l, 2
-dichlorohexafluoropropane, 1,2-dichlorotetrafluoroethane, 1,1,2-trichlor-1,
It is carried out by blowing a mixed gas of tetrafluoroethylene and an inert gas diluted oxygen gas into a halogenated hydrocarbon solvent that is inert to the reaction with 2,2-) fluoroethane and the like. In that case, (2) above
The reaction conditions as defined in (3) are selected. First, the ratio '/v between Mm of tetrafluoroethylene and the amount of reaction solvent used is 0.00.
5-5 (mono 910 hours), preferably 0.5-4.
5 (mo II//l, time). If the value of polyester is 5 or more, even if the reaction conditions satisfy the condition (3) above, a homopolymer of tetrafluoroethylene will be produced, and the desired polymer will not be produced. I can't get enough ether.

また、反応器中の不活性反応溶媒中に供給される混合ガ
スは、不活性ガス希釈酸素ガスとテトラフルオロエチレ
ンとの供給量の容量比が0.5〜2..3、好ましくは
0.75〜zOでなければならず、この値が0.5以下
である場合には、上記(2)の条件を満足させるような
反応条件゛がとられたとしても、やはりテトラフルオロ
エチレンの単独重合体が生成するようになり、目的とす
るポリエーテルを十分に得ることができない。
In addition, the mixed gas supplied to the inert reaction solvent in the reactor has a volume ratio of supply amount of inert gas diluted oxygen gas and tetrafluoroethylene of 0.5 to 2. .. 3. It should preferably be 0.75 to zO, and if this value is 0.5 or less, even if the reaction conditions that satisfy the condition (2) above are taken, A homopolymer of tetrafluoroethylene is produced, making it impossible to obtain a sufficient amount of the desired polyether.

他の反応条件は従来法にならって採用され、例えば反応
温度については約−80〜+10℃の範囲が、また反応
圧力については約0.5〜10気圧の範囲が選択される
。
Other reaction conditions are adopted according to conventional methods, such as reaction temperature in the range of about -80 DEG to +10 DEG C. and reaction pressure in the range of about 0.5 to 10 atmospheres.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

本発明方法によれば、特定の反応条件を選択することに
より、単体の酸素ガスを用いることなく、空気を用いて
も所望のパーフルオロポリエーテルを製造することがで
きる。その結果、経済性の面での有利性および反応系の
制御の容易性などが得られるばかりではなく、単体の酸
素ガスを用いた場合と比較して、得られたポリエーテル
中の活性酸素含有止が少なく、それの箕定注がなお一層
確保されるという効果を奏する。
According to the method of the present invention, by selecting specific reaction conditions, a desired perfluoropolyether can be produced using air without using oxygen gas alone. As a result, not only is it advantageous in terms of economy and ease of control of the reaction system, but also the active oxygen content in the polyether obtained is higher than when using simple oxygen gas. This has the effect that there are fewer stoppages, and that the Minojochu is further secured.

このよう圧して本発明方法によって得られるパラ素糸化
成品の中間原料として用いることができ、あるいはこの
過酸化物結合を化学的または物理的に処理して安定化さ
せた上で、分子量が大さくしかも蒸気圧が低いという性
質を利用して、真空ポンプ油、グリースなどとして有効
に使用することができる。
It can be used as an intermediate raw material for para-thread chemical products obtained by the method of the present invention by pressing in this way, or by chemically or physically treating and stabilizing the peroxide bonds, the molecular weight can be increased. It can be effectively used as vacuum pump oil, grease, etc. by taking advantage of its properties of being thin and having a low vapor pressure.

〔実施例〕〔Example〕

次に、実施例について本発明を説明する。 Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to examples.

実施例1 石英製2重管式のランプハウスを装着したガラス製J5
t 応Hに、6tの1.2−ジクロルテトラフルオロエ
チレンを冷却下に仕込む。そこに紫外線ランプ(東芝電
材製H−400pq;出力400WでおOnm以下の波
長の光を55.6 W放射する)を点燈し、600 (
仏帷)の供給量で空、気を反応系に流入させる。反応系
の温度を−36〜−34℃の範囲に制御しながら、供給
量が600 (t/時1%fi)のテトラフルオロエチ
レンを、1時間45分の反応時間の間に、1分間づつ2
0回供給した。
Example 1 Glass J5 equipped with a quartz double tube lamp house
6 t of 1,2-dichlorotetrafluoroethylene is charged into a reactor under cooling. Then, an ultraviolet lamp (H-400pq manufactured by Toshiba Denzai; output of 400 W and emits 55.6 W of light with a wavelength of 100 nm or less) was turned on, and 600 (
Air and Qi are allowed to flow into the reaction system at the supplied amount. While controlling the temperature of the reaction system in the range of -36 to -34°C, a feed rate of 600 (t/hour 1% fi) of tetrafluoroethylene was fed for 1 minute at a time during a reaction time of 1 hour and 45 minutes. 2
Supplied 0 times.

反応終了後溶媒を濃縮し、透明なオイル状の生成物を1
322得た。この生成物は、無水酢酸−トリクロルトリ
フルオロエタン中でヨウ化すトリウムを酸化し、ヨウ素
を生放させることから、活性酸素を含むポリエーテルで
あり、ヨウ素生成量を滴定することによって、活性駁素
鳳はポリエーテル100q中1.607であることが分
った。
After the reaction is complete, the solvent is concentrated and a transparent oily product is obtained.
I got 322. This product is a polyether containing active oxygen because thorium iodide is oxidized in acetic anhydride-trichlorotrifluoroethane and iodine is released live. Otori was found to be 1.607 in 100q of polyether.

また、このポリエーテルは、塩素−フッ素系溶媒、フッ
素系溶媒などに可溶性で”あり、これをこの種の溶媒(
3M社製品11’c  75)に溶解させ、ウベローデ
粘夏計で粘度を測定し、その値を極限粘度に外挿するこ
とにより、分子量が6900であることが分った。
In addition, this polyether is soluble in chlorine-fluorine solvents, fluorine-based solvents, etc.
The molecular weight was found to be 6900 by dissolving it in 3M product 11'c 75) and measuring the viscosity with an Ubbelohde viscometer and extrapolating the value to the intrinsic viscosity.

更に、前記先行特許公報記載の方法によって、前記一般
式(1〕で示されるポリエーテルのpSqおよびRの値
を測定した。
Furthermore, the pSq and R values of the polyether represented by the general formula (1) were measured by the method described in the prior patent publication.

実施例2 実施例1において、反応温度を−45〜−42℃に変更
した。
Example 2 In Example 1, the reaction temperature was changed to -45 to -42°C.

比較例 実IM例1において、テトラフルオロエチレンノ供給上
を1200 (θ物量)に変更し、2時間の反応時間中
に14回の供給を行なった。
Comparative Example In IM Example 1, the amount of tetrafluoroethylene fed was changed to 1200 (θ amount), and feed was carried out 14 times during the 2 hour reaction time.

反応終了後溶媒を濃縮すると、グリース状の生成物が1
89g得られ、これをトリクロルトリフルオロエタンで
希釈し、副生じたテトラフルオロエチレンの単独重合体
を口過して除いた後再度濃縮を行ない、白色のオイル状
物23.39 を得た。
After the reaction is complete, the solvent is concentrated and a grease-like product is obtained.
89 g of the product was obtained, which was diluted with trichlorotrifluoroethane, the by-produced tetrafluoroethylene homopolymer was removed by filtration, and then concentrated again to obtain 23.39 g of a white oil.

以上の各実施例および比較例での操作条件および生成物
ポリエーテルの性状値は、次の表に示されるが、これら
の結果から次のようなことがいえる。
The operating conditions and property values of the product polyether in each of the above Examples and Comparative Examples are shown in the following table, and the following can be said from these results.

(&)実施例1〜2の結果から、本発明で規定された反
応条件下で反応を行なえば、温度条件を変更シテモテト
ラフルオロエチレンの単独重合は起うない。
(&) From the results of Examples 1 and 2, if the reaction is carried out under the reaction conditions specified in the present invention, homopolymerization of sitemotetrafluoroethylene does not occur when the temperature conditions are changed.

(b) ’l/v値を5(モル/1.時間)以上で操作
すると、空気とTFB (テトラフルオロエチレン)と
の供給量容量比が0.5であっても、テトラフルオロエ
チレンの単独重合が生ずるようになる。
(b) When operating at an l/v value of 5 (mol/1 hour) or more, even if the supply volume ratio of air to TFB (tetrafluoroethylene) is 0.5, only tetrafluoroethylene Polymerization begins to occur.

反応温度    (C) ’l”71c供給瀘(vI/M) ?/V   (%−’YL、1Fa) 舷(摩)/m側部溶軌 ポリエーテルの生成源ひ) ポリエーテルの分子型 ポリエーテル100g中の活m素し) p+cl 19/p R/P+Q+1Reaction temperature (C) 'l'71c supply filter (vI/M) ? /V (%-'YL, 1Fa) Gunma/m side weld track Source of polyether production Polyether molecular type Active m in 100g of polyether) p+cl 19/p R/P+Q+1

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 1、短波長の紫外線を用いてテトラフルオロエチレンお
よび酸素ガスからパーフルオロポリエーテルを製造する
方法において、 (1)酸素ガスとして不活性ガスで約25容量%以下の
濃度に希釈された酸素ガスを用い、 (2)テトラフルオロエチレンの供給量をF(モル/時
間)、用いられる反応溶媒量をV(l)としたとき、F
/Vの値が0.005〜5(モル/l・時間)となる操
作条件下で操作し、かつ (3)反応器に供給される不活性ガス希釈酸素ガスの供
給量(l/時間)とテトラフルオロエチレンの供給量(
l/時間)との容量比が0.5〜2.3の混合ガスとし
て不活性反応溶媒中に供給する ことを特徴とするパーフルオロポリエーテルの製造法。 2、不活性ガス希釈酸素ガスが空気である特許請求の範
囲第1項記載のパーフルオロポリエーテルの製造法。
[Claims] 1. A method for producing perfluoropolyether from tetrafluoroethylene and oxygen gas using short-wavelength ultraviolet rays, including (1) using an inert gas as the oxygen gas to a concentration of about 25% by volume or less; Using diluted oxygen gas, (2) When the amount of tetrafluoroethylene supplied is F (mol/hour) and the amount of reaction solvent used is V (l), F
/V value is 0.005 to 5 (mol/l/hour), and (3) the amount of inert gas diluted oxygen gas supplied to the reactor (l/hour). and the supply amount of tetrafluoroethylene (
1. A method for producing perfluoropolyether, which comprises feeding the perfluoropolyether as a mixed gas at a volume ratio of 0.5 to 2.3 (l/hour) into an inert reaction solvent. 2. The method for producing perfluoropolyether according to claim 1, wherein the inert gas dilution oxygen gas is air.
JP20931984A 1984-10-05 1984-10-05 Production of perfluoropolyether Granted JPS6187726A (en)

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