Abstract: A process for the production of C2-C4 hydrofluorocarbon, such as 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane, by contacting a non-fluorinated hydrochlorocarbon with a fluorinating agent, such as hydrogen fluoride, in a liquid catalyst system preferably comprising fluorinated superacid catalyst prepared from SbF5, NbF5, TaF5 or TaF5/SnF4 and HF.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention are directed to working fluids and their use in processes wherein the working fluids comprise compounds having the structure of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of: H, F, Cl, Br, and C1-C6 alkyl, at least C6 aryl, at least C3 cycloalkyl, and C6-C15 alkylaryl optionally substituted with at least one F, Cl, or Br, wherein formula (I) contains at least one F and at least one Cl or Br, provided that if any R is Br, then the compound does not have hydrogen. The working fluids are useful in Rankine cycle systems for efficiently converting waste heat generated from industrial processes, such as electric power generation from fuel cells, into mechanical energy or further to electric power. The working fluids of the invention are also useful in equipment employing other thermal energy conversion processes and cycles.

Abstract: Chloropentafluoropropene is employed as a herbicide for the effective control of undesirable spermatophyte growth.

Abstract: A method and composition for transforming a latent physiological biometric into a visible physiological biometric are provided, the method comprising: providing a latent biometric disposed on a surface of an article, wherein said biometric comprises at least one eccrine-derived compound; contacting said latent biometric with a developing solution, wherein said developing solution comprises at least one imaging reagent selected from ninhydrin and 1,8-diazafluoren-9-one and a carrier solvent comprising at least one C3-C4 hydrofluorocarbon; and reacting said imaging reagent with said eccrine-derived compound to produce a visible physiological biometric.

Abstract: Provided are azeotrope-like compositions comprising tetrafluoropropene and pentafluoropropene and uses thereof, including use in refrigerant compositions, blowing agent compositions, foamable compositions, foams, sterilant compositions, sprayable compositions, and systems and methods using same.

Abstract: A process for the production of C2-C4 hydrofluorocarbon, such as 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane, by contacting a non-fluorinated hydrochlorocarbon with a fluorinating agent, such as hydrogen fluoride, in a liquid catalyst system preferably comprising fluorinated superacid catalyst prepared from SbF5, NbF5, TaF5 or TaF5/SnF4 and HF.

Abstract: The invention provides polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams and methods for the preparation thereof More particularly, the invention relates to open-celled, polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams and methods for their preparation. The foams are characterized by a fine uniform cell structure and little or no foam collapse. The foams are produced with a polyol premix composition which comprises a combination of a hydrohaloolefin blowing agent, a polyol, a silicone surfactant, and a sterically hindered amine catalyst.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to low dielectric polymers and to methods of producing these low dielectric constant polymers, dielectric materials and layers, and electronic components. In one aspect of the present invention, an isomeric mixture of thermosetting monomers, wherein the monomers have a core structure and a plurality of arms, is provided, and the isomeric mixture of thermosetting monomers is polymerized, wherein polymerization comprises a reaction of an ethynyl group that is located in at least one arm of a monomer.

Abstract: Disclosed are fluorinated diene alcohols perferably having a fluorine content of at least about 45 weight percent and having a plurality of moieties of the formula CFx and a plurality of moieties of the formula CHx, where each x is independently 1, 2 or 3 and where each CFx moiety is not directly bonded to another CFx moiety.

Abstract: A process for the production of C2-C4 hydrofluorocarbon, such as 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane, by contacting a non-fluorinated hydrochlorocarbon with a fluorinating agent, such as hydrogen fluoride, in a liquid catalyst system preferably comprising fluorinated superacid catalyst prepared from SbF5, NbF5, TaF5 or TaF5/SnF4 and HF.

Abstract: Provided are azeotrope-like compositions comprising tetrafluoropropene and pentafluoropropene and uses thereof, including use in refrigerant compositions, refrigeration systems, blowing agent compositions, and aerosol propellants.

Abstract: Fluorinated divinyl ethers having structures according to Formula I or II: RfCX?CY—O—Z—O—CH?CH2??(I) RfCX?CY—O—M—O—CY?CXRf??(II) wherein Rf is fluorine or a C1-C20 fluorinated alkyl; X and Y are independently hydrogen, a halogen, or a C1-C20 fluorinated alkylene; Z is a C1-C20 alkylene, C3-C10 cycloalkylene, four to ten ring member aromatic and non-aromatic heterocycloalkylene, C6-C15 arylene, or C7-C20 arylalkylene; and M is a C1-C20 alkylene, C3-C18 fluorinated alkylene provided that the chain does not terminate with -CHF- or -CF2-, or a C3-C18 diol having the formula —HO—CH2—(CF2)n—CH2—OH— wherein n is an integer from 1 to 16. Curable compositions, polymers, films, coatings, and optical devices comprising fluorinated divinyl ether compounds are also disclosed as well as processes for producing optical devices from the fluorinated divinyl ether compounds and processes for producing the fluorinated divinyl ethers.

Abstract: In a method of producing a low dielectric constant polymer, a thermosetting monomer is provided, wherein the thermosetting monomer has a cage compound or aryl core structure, and a plurality of arms that are covalently bound to the cage compound or core structure. In a subsequent step, the thermosetting monomer is incorporated into a polymer to form the low dielectric constant polymer, wherein the incorporation into the polymer comprises a chemical reaction of a triple bond that is located in at least one of the arms. Contemplated cage compounds and core structures include adamantane, diamantane, silicon, a phenyl group and a sexiphenylene group, while preferred arms include an arlyene, a branched arylene, and an arylene ether. The thermosetting monomers may advantageously be employed to produce low-k dielectric material in electronic devices, and the dielectric constant of the polymer can be controlled by varying the overall length of the arms.

Abstract: Fluorinated vinyl ether-epoxides which are fluorinated compounds containing both vinyl ether and epoxide functionalities, a process for making them and their uses. The fluorinated vinyl ether-epoxide compounds have the formula wherein X and Y are independently H, a halogen, or a linear or branched C1 to C12 fluoroalkyl group; and Rf is a linear or branched C1 to C12 fluoroalkyl group or a halogen.

Abstract: Provided are azeotrope-like compositions comprising tetrafluoropropene and pentafluoropropene and uses thereof, including use in refrigerant compositions, blowing agent compositions, foamable compositions, foams, sterilant compositions, sprayable compositions, and systems and methods using same.

Abstract: Monomers and polymers useful for forming photoresists. More particularly, photoresists, as well as monomers and polymers for photoresists useful in micro-lithography, specifically monomers bearing acid-labile groups of reduced optical density. The resulting photoresists exhibit improved transparency to 157 nm light. The photoresist compositions are composed of a mixture of at least one water insoluble, acid decomposable polymer which is prepared from at least one monomer having a monomeric unit structure which comprises: where Hal=F, Cl or Br and X=H or F; and which is substantially transparent to ultraviolet radiation at a wavelength of about 157 nm, and at least one photoacid generator capable of generating an acid upon exposure to sufficient activating energy at a wavelength of about 157 nm.

Abstract: Monomers and polymers useful for forming photoresists are provided. More particularly, photoresists, as well as monomers and polymers for photoresists useful in micro-lithography, specifically monomers bearing acid-labile groups of reduced optical density. The resulting photoresists exhibit improved transparency to 157 nm light. The photoresist compositions are composed of a mixture of at least one water insoluble, acid decomposable polymer which is prepared from at least one monomeric unit which comprises an acid labile group of the formula —OC(CH3)2CF3 and which is substantially transparent to ultraviolet radiation at a wavelength of about 157 nm and at least one photoacid generator capable of generating an acid upon exposure to sufficient activating energy at a wavelength of about 157 nm.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods of producing supported organic catalyst systems which find particular use in polymerization reactions. The methods comprise generally, the steps of (a) providing an organic catalyst solution comprising an organic catalyst dissolved in a solvent; (b) contacting the organic catalyst solution with a solid support material; and (c) removing the solvent from the support material by using one or more supercritical-like solvents.

Abstract: Provided are azeotrope-like compositions comprising tetrafluoropropene and pentafluoropropene and uses thereof, including use in refrigerant compositions, refrigeration systems, blowing agent compositions, and aerosol propellants.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a process for preparing chlorodifluoroacetyl fluoride (CDAF) by oxidation of chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE) in a solvent using a continuously stirred tank reactor. It provides a process for the production of chlorodifluoroacetyl fluoride by comprises reacting a solvent solution of chlorotrifluoroethylene with oxygen in a reactor to form a product which comprises chlorodifluoroacetyl fluoride. The reacting may be conducted in a continuous or batch mode.