Article | REF: J6330 V1

Fluoroalcanes

Author: Sylvain PERDRIEUX

Publication date: March 10, 2008

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3. Main products and trends

Following the discovery of the involvement of certain fluoroalkanes either in the destruction of the stratospheric ozone layer or in the greenhouse effect, several regulatory processes were put in place, aimed at limiting or even banning the use of these products: this led to major changes in the production and development of these molecules.

Fluoroalkanes can be classified into three main categories, described below.

3.1 CFCs and halons

  • CFCs (or chlorofluorocarbons) are R11, R12, R113, R114, R115. These molecules contain chlorine and no hydrogen, and were the first organic fluorinated molecules to be marketed on a large scale. Their worldwide production represented around 1 million tonnes in 1988, with applications...

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