There is provided a process for producing hexafluoropropylene oxide which
is novel and capable of achieving a higher yield. An organic phase
comprising hexafluoropropylene (HFP) in an organic solvent and an aqueous
phase comprising an oxygen-containing oxidizing agent in water are
supplied to a small space (or microspace), preferably together with a
phase transfer catalyst. The organic phase and the aqueous phase are
contacted with each other in the small space, thereby reacting
hexafluoropropylene (HFP) with the oxygen-containing oxidizing agent,
preferably by an action of the phase transfer catalyst to give
hexafluoropropylene oxide (HFPO). After the reaction, the organic phase
and the aqueous phase are taken out from the small space to obtain an
organic phase comprising the hexafluoropropylene oxide (HFPO).