Abstract: Fluoropolyethers having functional groups, consisting of randomly distributed sequences of perfluoropolyoxyalkylene units selected from: ##STR1## where X is F or CF.sub.3 T, T', T"=a perfluoroalkyl group containing from 1 to 3 carbon atoms and one or two atoms of Cl, Br or I;R, R'=halogen atoms;Y=a functional group;o, q=numbers, zero included, such that o+q=1-20;n=a number ranging from 1 to 15;m/n=a number ranging from 0.01 to 0.5;p=a number ranging from 1 to 20;s/p=a number ranging from 0.5 to 2; andz/o+p=a number ranging from 0.01 to 0.05.

Abstract: Use of solvents capable of removing oily substances without solubilizing them, consisting of hydrofluoropolyethers having the general formulaHF.sub.2 CO(CF.sub.2 O).sub.n (CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 O).sub.m CF.sub.2 Hwherein n and m are integers comprised between 0 and 20, excluding when m and n are contemporaneously 0, and having boiling point from 30.degree. to 200.degree. C. and having a molar ratio 0/C comprised between 0.5-1.

Abstract: A process for preparing hydrogen-terminated polyoxyperfluoroalkanes having molecular weight lower than 1800, by decarboxylation of the corresponding polyoxyperfluoroalkanes having one or two end groups selected form --OCF.sub.2 COOZ, --OCF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 COOZ and --OCF(CF.sub.3)COOZ, wherein Z is an alkaline metal or ammonium, carried out in the presence of water at temperatures from 140.degree.-170.degree. C. and under a pressure of at least 4 atmospheres.

Abstract: Extinguishing compositions comprising a liquid extinguishing agent constituted by hydrofluoropolyethers having general formulaHF.sub.2 CO(CF.sub.2 O).sub.n (CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 O).sub.m CF.sub.2 Hwherein n and m are integers comprised between 0 and 20, excluding when m and m are contemporaneously 0 and having boiling point between 30.degree. and 200.degree. C. and having an O/C molar ratio between 0.5-1.

Abstract: Tetrafluoroethylene oxidation process comprising the step of oxidizing tetrafluoroethylene in solution at temperatures between -80.degree. C. and -50.degree. C. in the presence of ultraviolet radiation, oxygen and perfluoroethane (125) as solvent to obtain peroxidic perfluoropolyethers.

Abstract: Use of solvents capable of removing oily substances without solubilizing them, consisting of hydrofluoropolyethers having the general formulaHF.sub.2 CO (CF.sub.2 O).sub.n (CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 O).sub.m CF.sub.2 Hwherein n and m are integers comprised between 0 and 20, excluding when m and n are contemporaneously 0, and having boiling point from 30.degree. to 200.degree. C. and having a molar ratio 0/C comprised between 0.5-1.

Abstract: Tetrafluoroethylene oxidation process at temperatures comprised between -80.degree. C. and -40.degree. C. in the presence of UV radiations and pentafluoropropane as solvent.

Abstract: Process for preparing perfluoropolyethers with bromo- or iodo- containing end groups, respectively, by subjecting a peroxidic perfluoropolyether to thermal treatment, in the absence of UV radiation, at temperatures from 120.degree. C. to 280.degree. C. in the presence of bromo- or iodo-containing compounds having, respectively, the following general formulas:T T' T" C Brwherein T, T', T" equal to or different from each other are selected from Br, F, H or R'.sub.f, wherein R'.sub.f is a perfluoroalkylic chain from 1 to 8 carbon atoms;R R' R" C Iwherein R, R', R", equal to or different from each other can be I (iodine), H, F, or R'.sub.f, wherein R'.sub.f has the meaning indicated above.

Abstract: Tetrafluoroethylene oxidation process at temperatures comprised between -100.degree. C. and -40.degree. C., in absence of Uv radiations, and by operating in the presence of a chemical initiator containing at least one F--X bond, wherein X is oxygen or halogen, in the presence of a solvent comprising an amount of COF.sub.2 higher than 8% by moles.

Abstract: Fluoropolyethers having functional groups, consisting of randomly distributed sequences of perfluoropolyoxyalkylene units selected from: ##STR1## and included in one of the following formulas: ##STR2##T'--O--(CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 O).sub.p (CF.sub.2 O).sub.s --CRR'--Y(II) ##STR3## where X is F or CF.sub.3 T, T', T"=a perfluoroalkyl group containing from 1 to 3 carbon atoms and one or two atoms of Cl, Br or I;R, R'=halogen atoms;Y=a functional group;o, q=numbers, zero included, such that o+q=1-20;n=a number ranging from 1 to 15;m/n=a number ranging from 0.01 to 0.5;p=a number ranging from 1 to 20;s/p=a number ranging from 0.5 to 2; andz/o+p=a number ranging from 0.01 to 0.05.

Abstract: Process for preparing peroxidic perfluoropolyethers by oxidation of tetrafluoroethylene with oxygen, in liquid phase comprising a solvent and in the presence of a chemical initiator, at a pressure between 2 and 15 absolute atm and operating with a molar ratio of the tetrafluoroethylene to the chemical initiator higher than 35. The process allows to increase the molecular weight of the perfluoropolyethers at the same content of peroxidic oxygen.

Abstract: Fluoropolyethers having functional groups, consisting of randomly distributed sequences of perfluoropolyoxyalkylene units selected from: ##STR1## and included in one of the following formulas: ##STR2## where X is F or CF.sub.3 T, T', T"=a perfluoroalkyl group containing from 1 to 3 carbon atoms and one or two atoms of Cl, Br or I;R, R'=halogen atoms;Y=a functional group;o, q=numbers, zero included, such that o+q=1-20;n=a number ranging from 1 to 15;m/n=a number ranging from 0.01 to 0.5;p=a number ranging from 1 to 20;s/p=a number ranging from 0.5 to 2; andz/o+p=a number ranging from 0.01 to 0.05.

Abstract: This invention relates to perfluoropolyethers having neutral end groups by a process based on the photooxidation of C.sub.3 F.sub.6 and/or C.sub.2 F.sub.4, thereby obtaining controlled molecular weight products having perfluoroalkyl or perfluorochloroalkyl neutral end groups, with high yields of useful products.

Abstract: A process for preparing functionalized perfluoropolyoxyalkylenes, wherein the corresponding perfluoropolyoxyalkylenes containing peroxy bonds in the chain are reacted with a primary or a secondary alcohol, or mixtures of these alcohols, in the presence of a catalyst selected from iodine, hydriodic acid or alkali metal iodides. The process leads to the obtainment of perfluoropolyoxyalkylenes having a high functionalization degree, which can be easily purified by removing the excess of alcohol through distillation.

Abstract: Peroxy perfluoropolyoxyalkylenes are prepared with high yields by carrying out the photo-oxidation of tetrafluoroethylene with molecular oxygen, by means of ultraviolet radiations, operating in the presence of pentafluorochloroethane as a solvent for tetrafluoroethylene.Thus, it is possible to obtain peroxy perfluoropolyoxyalkylenes having a viscosity at 20.degree. C. ranging from 300,000 to 8,000,000 cSt and endowed with a peroxide content not higher than 4.Such perfluoropolyoxyalkylenes provide, through chemical reduction, perfluoropolyoxyalkylenes endowed with a functionality higher than 1.9 and at the same time with a high molecular weight.

Abstract: Perfluoropolyoxyalkylenes containing acid and/or ketonic groups are neutralized by reacting same in the liquid phase with elemental fluorine at temperatures of from -20.degree. to +150.degree. C. in the presence of a supported catalyst consisting of fluorides of Ag, Pb, Co, Ni, Cu, Mn, V, Cr, or Fe.In a preferred embodiment, a mixture of fluorides of the above mentioned metals and of fluorides, or fluoride precursors, of an alkali and/or alkaline-earth metal is used as catalyst, optionally supported on a suitable carrier.

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: The invention relates to new peroxide perfluoropolyethers having formula: ##STR1## wherein: A and B are end groups,X represents a (R'O).sub.m R" group where R' is selected from the class consisting of --CF.sub.2 --, --CF.sub.2 --CF.sub.2 -- and ##STR2## and R" is a perfluoroalkyl group; the value of "m" ranging from 0 to 6. The invention relates also to processes for preparing said perfluoropolyethers and other classes of non peroxide perfluoropolyethers derived therefrom.

Abstract: Perfluoropolyethers having fluorinated epoxy groups positioned along their perfluoropolyether chain, and free from peroxidic oxygen, are obtained by means of a low-temperature oxidation process, in the liquid phase, with molecular oxygen and in the presence of U.V. light, of a mixture of a perfluorinated monoolefin and a perfluorinated coniugated diene, and of the subsequent photochemical decomposition of the peroxy groups contained in the photoxidation product, carried out by treating the peroxy-groups-containing product with U.V. light at a temperature comprised within the range of from 0.degree. C. to 160.degree. C. Derivatives of said epoxy containing perfluoropolyethers in which the epoxy groups have been turned into functional groups.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for preparing fluoropolyethers and perfluoropolyethers having neutral and/or functional end groups and a lower molecular weight by a selective catalytic cleavage of the corresponding higher molecular weight fluoropolyethers and perfluoropolyethers, characterized in that said cleavage is carried out by operating in the presence of a catalyst system consisting of a combination of silicon dioxide with at least an oxide, a fluoride or an oxyfluoride of a metal selected from Al, Ti, V, Cr, Co. Fe, Ni, Mo, Zn, Cu, Cd, Mn, Sb, Sn, Zr, Sc, Y, La and homologs thereof, Pb, Mg, W.