Cobalt-Mediated Radical Copolymerization of Chlorotrifluoroethylene and Vinyl Acetate

Abstract

Controlled radical copolymerization of chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE) and vinyl acetate (VAc) was successfully achieved in the presence of bis(acetylacetonato)cobalt(II) (Co(acac)2) as a mediated agent and 2,2′-azo-bis-isobutyronitrile (AIBN) as initiator. Both the molar mass and the fluorinated unit content of the copolymer could be controlled, and the chain extension polymerization of the obtained fluorinated copolymer was also achieved.

Keywords

• chlorotrifluoroethylene
• fluorinated polymer
• cobalt-mediated radical polymerization