Ppg Industries, Inc.

Jason L Chou

Gregory J McCollum

Suryya K Das

James R Bodwell

A fluorine containing polymer having a terminal ester group is prepared from the free radical polymerization of an acyclic ketane acetal with a vinyl monomer component including a fluorine containing vinyl monomer. The fluorine containing polymer can be utilized to prepare functional oligomers suitable for many uses including film former and additives for coating applications.

Fluorine containing polymer having a terminal ester group

A fluorine containing polymer containing ester groups in the backbone of the polymer is prepared by the ring opening free radical polymerization of a cyclic ketene acetal with a vinyl monomer component comprising a fluorine containing vinyl monomer. The aforesaid fluorine containing polymer which contains ester groups can be reacted with a material containing functional groups capable of cleaving the carbon oxygen single bonds of the ester groups. The resultant oligomeric material contains functionality as a result of the cleavage which is suitable for reaction with a crosslinking agent to form a cured film.

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Jason L Chou