Synthesis and characterization of trifluoromethyl substituted styrene polymers and copolymers with methacrylates: Effects of trifluoromethyl substituent on styrene
2-Trifluoromethyl styrene (2TFMS), 2, 5-bis (trifluoromethyl) styrene (25BTFMS), and 3, 5-bis (trifluoromethyl) styrene (35BTFMS) were synthesized. These styrenes were readily polymerized in bulk and also in solution using AIBN as a free radical initiator. The polymerization rate of these trifluoromethyl substituted styrenes and other monomers such as styrene (St), pentafluorostyrene (PFS) and 4-trifluoromethyl-tetrafluorostyrene (TFMTFS ...