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Synthesis and characterization of trifluoromethyl substituted styrene polymers and copolymers with methacrylates: Effects of trifluoromethyl substituent on styrene

H Teng, L Lou, K Koike, Y Koike, Y Okamoto

Index: Teng, Hongxiang; Lou, Liping; Koike, Kotaro; Koike, Yasuhiro; Okamoto, Yoshi Polymer, 2011 , vol. 52, # 4 p. 949 - 953

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Abstract

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 ...