ISSN:
0022-3832
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
We have studied the copolymerization behavior of perfluoropropene, perfluorobutene-1, perfluorobutene-2, perfluoroisobutene, perfluoropentene-1, and perfluorononene-1. We have so far not succeeded in homopolymerizing these olefins. However, certain nonfluorinated, nonconjugated comonomers-ethylene, vinyl. chloride, vinyl acetate, and the vinyl alkyl ethers-were found to copolymerize readily, giving copolymers containing up to 50 mole per cent, and in some cases slightly more than this, of the perfluoro-olefin in the copolymer. The higher members of the series copolymerize in general less readily than the lower members. The products ranged from viscous oils to tough, film-forming solids. The difficulty of homopolymerization and the relative ease of copolymerization of the perfluoro-olefins with the above comonomers are discussed and interpreted in terms of probable electron distributions around the double-bond.
Additional Material:
5 Tab.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pol.1952.120090601
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