Cp. Grey et Dr. Corbin, F-19 AND AL-27 MAS NMR-STUDY OF THE DEHYDROFLUORINATION REACTION OF HYDROFLUOROCARBON-134 OVER BASIC FAUJASITE ZEOLITES, Journal of physical chemistry, 99(46), 1995, pp. 16821-16823
Dehydrofluorination of hydrofluorocarbon-134 (CF2HCF2H) occurs over th
e basic zeolite NaX at 275 degrees C, to produce HFC-1123 (CF2CFH) and
tetrahedrally-coordinated aluminum fluoride species. Under moist cond
itions, the tetrahedral aluminum fluoride species are hydrolyzed and s
ix-coordinate species are formed. The framework of the less basic zeol
ite NaY is not attacked by HFC-134 under similar conditions.