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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ralf Kruger, Bergisch Gladbach, DE;
Wilhelm-Franz Biener, Bergisch Gladbach, DE;
Assignee:
Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, Leverkusen, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
526204 ; 526222 ;
Abstract
The present invention therefore provides a new process for the preparation of low-viscosity fluorinated rubbers, in which at least one fluorine monomer is polymerized by free radicals in the presence of one or more compounds of the formula (I) or (II) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a fluorine atom or a perfluoroalkyl radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and R.sup.2 represents a perfluoroalkyl radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and n=4 or 5, and, optionally, a molecular weight regulator.