Hexafluoroisopropyl alcohol has good chemical properties and rich application fields.

Hexafluoroisopropanol is an alcoholic organic compound with the chemical name 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol. It mainly appears as a colorless liquid under normal conditions. Hexafluoroisopropanol has the characteristics of strong polarity, stability, low boiling point, strong acidity and strong hydrogen bond donor ability. It is easily miscible with water and many organic reagents, is heat-resistant and allows ultraviolet rays to pass through. It is an ideal material for many polymers. It is an ideal solvent for chemicals and is widely used in many fields such as chemical synthesis, new materials, pesticides, and biomedicine. At the same time, hexafluoroisopropanol is an important fluorine-containing fine chemical raw material and can be used to prepare high-end fluorine-containing fine chemicals such as the anesthetic sevoflurane, refrigerants, and lithium battery additives.

According to the “2023-2028 China Hexafluoroisopropanol Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center It is shown that hexafluoroisopropanol is mildly acidic and has the advantages of reducing side reactions and expanding the range of reaction substrates when participating in chemical reactions. It is often used as a catalyst and neutralizing agent for various chemical reactions. At the same time, hexafluoroisopropyl alcohol can dissolve a variety of polymers, such as polyester, polyamide, polyacrylonitrile, polyacetal and hydrolyzed polyvinyl ester, etc. It is an important analytical reagent in the field of chemical analysis and improves the utilization rate of polymers. regeneration agent.

Hexafluoroisopropyl alcohol has strong solubility and can dissolve many types of plastics. It can be used as a plastic recycling agent to dissolve plastics mixed with pollutants and other metal ions and other impurities. After that, the hexafluoroisopropyl alcohol solution is separated, allowed to stand, and extracted to obtain pure plastic.

In the agricultural field, hexafluoroisopropanol is an intermediate for synthesizing agricultural chemicals; in the electronic and electrical field, hexafluoroisopropanol can be used as a solvent cleaning agent for electronics; in the textile field, hexafluoroisopropanol has the ability to It has the advantages of dissolving amino acid macromolecules and less damage to protein natural fibers. It is often used as a spinning solvent for regenerated silk.

Sevoflurane is an important downstream product of hexafluoroisopropanol. Sevoflurane is the main active ingredient in inhaled sevoflurane, the most commonly used inhalational anesthetic in clinical practice. Compared with other types of anesthetics, sevoflurane for inhalation has many advantages such as good controllability, fast onset of anesthesia, and strong metabolism. In 2022, the sales of terminal inhalation sevoflurane in China’s public medical institutions will reach 2.155 billion yuan. Industry analysts said that the strong market demand for sevoflurane will further drive the expansion of the upstream raw material hexafluoroisopropanol market.

DuPont in the United States has been conducting research on hexafluoroisopropanol since the 1960s. Other large foreign companies, such as Japan’s Daikin Co., Ltd. and Japan’s Chuo Glass Co., Ltd., are also actively developing hexafluoroisopropanol production processes. At present, foreign companies The production technology of hexafluoroisopropanol is becoming mature. my country’s hexafluoroisopropanol production technology was first introduced from Russia by Shanghai Hengrui Company. Nowadays, a small number of domestic companies have hexafluoroisopropanol production technology and related patents. According to data from the General Administration of Customs of China, my country’s current export volume of hexafluoroisopropanol is greater than its import volume, showing a trade surplus pattern.