Abstract The synthesis of ethyl α-heptadecafluoro-undecanoyloxyacrylate (3), H 2 C C (O CO CH 2 CH 2 C 8 F 17) CO 2 CH 2 CH 3, has been performed in three steps starting from ethyl bromopyruvate and heptadecafluoro-undecanoic acid, with an overall yield of c. 70%. The homopolymerization and copolymerization of 3 have been easily carried out. From the kinetic study of homopolymerization and copolymerization of monomer 3 with styrene, kp ...