Fluorinated polymers are of great interest due to their unique combination of properties such as chemical inertness to acids and bases, low dissipation factors, and excellent weather resistance. Similarly, copolymers exhibit interesting properties due to different characteristics that each individual monomer contributes to the whole. The 3-trifluoromethylstyrene monomer was synthesized in two steps. 3-bromobenzotrifluoride was converted into a Grignard reagent and reacted with acetaldehyde to make the 1-phenylethanol derivative. This was then dehydrated to make 3-trifluoromethylstyrene. The purified the styrene monomer has been made and polymerization with methyl methacrylate is forthcoming. From here characterization of the resulting materials and comparison to other similar copolymers will be presented.

Synthesis and characterization of 3-trifluoromethylstyrene copolymers

249th National Meeting (2015)

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