Fluoropolymers 1

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. Synthesis

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Polyacrylates Containing the Hexafluoroisopropylidene Function in the Pendant Groups

      • V. Sreenivasulu Reddy, Maria Bruma, John Fitch, Patrick Cassidy

      Pages 3-9

   3. Fluoromethylene Cyanate Ester Resins

      • Arthur W. Snow, Leonard J. Buckley

      Pages 11-23

   4. Polymers from the Thermal (2π + 2π) Cyclodimerization of Fluorinated Olefins

      • David A. Babb

      Pages 25-50

   5. Functional Fluorpolymers and Fluoropolymers

      • Ming-H. Hung, William B. Farnham, Andrew E. Feiring, Shlomo Rozen

      Pages 51-66

   6. Use of Original Fluorinated Telomers in the Synthesis of Hybrid Silicones

      • Bruno Ameduri, Bernard Boutevin, Gerardo Caporiccio, Francine Guida-Pietrasanta, Abdellatif Manseri, Amédée Ratsimihety

      Pages 67-80

   7. Chlorotrifluoroethylene Suspension Polymerization

      • Milton H. Andrus Jr., Robert J. Olsen, Gilbert L. Eian, Richard C. Allen

      Pages 81-90

   8. Fluorinated Polymers with Functional Groups

      • Boris V. Mislavsky

      Pages 91-110

   9. Synthesis of Fluorinated Poly(Aryl Ether)s Containing 1,4-naphthalene Moieties

      • Frank W. Mercer, Matilda M. Fone, Martin T. McKenzie, Andy A. Goodwin

      Pages 111-125

   10. Synthesis and Properties of Fluorine-containing Aromatic Condensation Polymers Obtained from Bisphenol AF and Its Derivatives

       • Shigeo Nakamura, Yuko Nishimoto

       Pages 127-150

   11. Novel Fluorinated Block Copolymers

       • M. Antonietti, S. Oestreich

       Pages 151-166

   12. Synthesis and Structure-property Relationships of Low-dielectric-constant Fluorinated Polyacrylates

       • Henry S. -W. Hu, James R. Griffith

       Pages 167-180

   13. Epoxy Networks from a Fluorodiimidediol

       • Henry S. -W. Hu, James R. Griffith

       Pages 181-189

   14. Synthesis of Fluoropolymers in Liquid and Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Solvent Systems

       • James P. DeYoung, Timothy J. Romack, Joseph M. DeSimone

       Pages 191-205

3. Direct Fluorination

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 207-207

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   2. Direct Fluorination of Polymers

      • Richard J. Lagow, Han-Chao Wei

      Pages 209-221

   3. Surface Fluorination of Polymers Using Xenon Difluoride

      • Georgy Barsamyan, Vladimir B. Sokolov

      Pages 223-240

   4. New Surface-fluorinated Products

      • P. A. B. Carstens, J. A. De Beer, J. P. Le Roux

      Pages 241-259

   5. Modified Surface Properties of Technical Yarns

      • Marcus O. Weber, Diederich Schilo

      Pages 261-270

The fluorine atom, by virtue of its electronegativity, size, and bond strength with carbon, can be used to create compounds with remarkable properties. Small molecules containing fluorine have many positive impacts on everyday life of which blood substitutes, pharmaceuticals, and surface modifiers are only a few examples. Fluoropolymers, too, while traditionally associated with extreme hi- performance applications have found their way into our homes, our clothing, and even our language. A recent American president was often likened to the tribology of PTFE. Since the serendipitous discovery of Teflon at the Dupont Jackson Laboratory in 1938, fluoropolymers have grown steadily in technological and marketplace importance. New synthetic fluorine chemistry, new processes, and new apprec- tion of the mechanisms by which fluorine imparts exceptional properties all contribute to accelerating growth in fluoropolymers. There are many stories of harrowing close calls in the fluorine chemistry lab, especially from the early years, and synthetic challenges at times remain daunting. But, fortunately, modern techniques and facilities have enabled significant strides toward taming both the hazards and synthetic uncertainties. In contrast to past environmental problems associated with fluorocarbon refrigerants, the exceptional properties of fluorine in polymers have great environmental value. Some fluoropolymers are enabling green technologies such as hydrogen fuel cells for automobiles and oxygen-selective membranes for cleaner diesel combustion.

• Compound
• Copolymer
• Polyacrylate
• alloy
• liquid
• modeling
• polymer

• IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights

  Gareth Hougham

• Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos

  Patrick E. Cassidy

• Chemical and Polymer, Windlesham, England

  Ken Johns

• Princeton

  Theodore Davidson

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