Dodecafluoroheptyl methacrylate

Hao et al. [64] prepared fluorinated polyacrylate emulsion (CFBDH) and solution (SFBDH) by polymerization of dodecafluoroheptyl methacrylate (DFMA) with BA, dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DM), and 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate (HpA) via seeded emulsion polymerization and solution polymerization, respectively. Scheme 6.14 shows the structure of CFBDH. 

In many cases, azobis(isobutyronitrile) (AIBN) is employed as radical initiator. The polymerization conditions, in particular solvent, depend mainly on both, solubility of the starting sf monomers and choice of comonomer. To give just a few examples, copolymers of dodecafluoroheptyl methacrylate with methacrylic acid could be synthesized in dioxane due to the solubilizing effect of methacrylic acid [66], copolymers of sfMA-H2F8 and sfMA-H2F4 with styrene could be prepared in toluene [35], and copolymerizations of i/methacrylates with butyl acrylate, hydroxy-butyl acrylate, and styrene were performed using tert-butyl peroxyacetate as initiator in methyl amyl ketone [31]. 

Copolymers with 2, 3,4>4, 6,6,7,7-Dodecafluoroheptyl Acrylate (DFHA) and (Perfluoroalkyl)Ethyl Methacrylate (PFEMA)... 

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