Abstract: A process is disclosed for preparing peroxidic perfluoropolyethers containing perfluoroalkylenoxy units (CF.sub.2 --CF.sub.2 O) and (CF.sub.2 O), which is characterized in that tetrafluoroethylene and oxygen are reacted in a solvent at a temperature not exceeding 50.degree. C. and in the presence of one or more compounds having one or more F--X bonds, in which X is selected from the group consisting of F, O and Cl.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for preparing peroxidic perfluoropolyethers comprising perfluoroalkylenoxy units having at least two carbon atoms, characterized in that one or more perfluoroolefins, except tetrafluoroethylene used alone, are reacted with oxygen in the liquid phase at a temperature not exceeding 50.degree. C. and in the presence of one or more compounds having one or more F-X bonds, in which X is selected from the group consisting of F, O and Cl.

Abstract: Amorphous, highly viscous high molecular weight copolyethers containing in excess of 200 total repeating units and formed of --CF.sub.2 --CF.sub.2 --O-- and --CF.sub.2 --O-- repeating units randomly distributed along the chain and linked to each other either directly or through an oxygen atom, in which latter case a peroxy group is present along the chain. These copolyethers, which are useful for preparing bifunctional telomers, high molecular weight fluoropolymers, and highly stable lubricants and heat exchange materials, are prepared by reacting molecular oxygen with tetrafluoroethylene dissolved in a fluorinated or chlorofluorinated solvent selected from the group consisting of dichlorodifluoromethane, perfluorocyclobutane, perfluorodimethylcyclobutane, 1,2-dichloro-hexafluoropropane and 1,2-dichloro-tetrafluoroethane in the presence of ultraviolet radiation and under such conditions that the molar ratio of the tetrafluoroethylene to the oxygen in the reactant feed is between about 0.

Abstract: Perfluoropolyether compounds and mixtures thereof having the formula:A--O--(C.sub.3 F.sub.6 O).sub.P --(CF.sub.2 O).sub.Q --(C.sub.2 F.sub.4 O).sub.R --CF(Z)--CO--N(R)Arwherein the perfluoroalkyleneoxy groups are randomly distributed and A is a perfluoroalkyl group or a --CF(Z)--CO--N(R)Ar group; P, Q and R are zero but not simultaneously or numbers from 1 to 100, the sum of P, Q and R being 3 to 200; Z is a fluorine atom or a CF.sub.3 group; Ar is an aryl group; and R is hydrogen, alkyl, alkyl-aryl or an aryl group.These compounds are excellent stabilizers for perfluoropolyether fluids of the formula:X--O--(C.sub.3 F.sub.6 O).sub.P --(CF.sub.2 O).sub.q --(C.sub.2 F.sub.4 O).sub.r --Ywherein p, q and r are each zero or numbers from 1 to 100, the sum of p, q and r being 6 to 200, and X and Y are the same or different and are perfluoroalkyl groups having 1 to 3 carbon atoms.