1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane is produced by reaction
between 1,1,1,3,3-pentachloropropane and hydrogen fluoride in the presence of a
hydrofluorination catalyst. The 1,1,1,3,3-pentachloropropane may advantageously
be obtained by reaction between vinyl chloride and tetrachloromethane in the presence
of a telomerization catalyst and of a nitrile.