1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a process for the production of polyfluoroiodide.
Polyfluoroiodides are very useful intermediates in producing compounds which are used as active components of a waterand oil-repellent, a mold-release agent, a finish and the like, through telomerization or epoxidation of an olefinic compound with the use of a peroxide.
2. Description of the Related Art
In order to iodinate a fluorine-containing organic acid, for example, a process comprising forming a silver salt of said organic acid with for example a silver oxide and subsequently reacting the salt with iodine (U.S. Pat. No. 2,170,181, the Hunsdiecker reaction) and a process comprising reacting an alkali metal salt of the organic acid with iodine (G.B. Patent Application No. 86134) are proposed. However, in any process, there are some defects, for example, a reacting agent is expensive, building an apparatus in a commercial scale is difficult, or a yield is not satisfactory.