Triarylamine-enchained semifluorinated perfluorocycloalkenyl (PFCA) aryl ether polymers

Abstract

A variety of perfluorocycloalkenyl (PFCA) aryl ether monomers and polymers with enchained triarylamine units were successfully synthesized, characterized and reported here. These polymers are highly thermally stable and show variable thermal properties. Successful conversion of the newly synthesized TAA enchained perfluorocyclopentenyl (PFCP) aryl ether polymers via formylation and EAS demonstrates the synthetic versatility of TAA moiety and provides an excellent option for application specific post polymerization reactions. The cross-linking behavior of PFCP aryl ether polymers was studied under different reaction conditions. The combination of processability, thermal stabilities, and tailorability makes these polymers suitable for a wide variety of applications including electro-optics, proton exchange membranes and super-hydrophobic applications.

Synthesis, characterization, and electrochemical properties of new highly processable, hole-transporting fluorocyclic aryl amine polymers

“…Since the seminal report, a host of contributions have been shown to successfully overcome complex synthesis, scalability, and performance challenges of existing Teflon-or PFCB-based polymers. [9][10][11][12][13][14][15] To date and to our knowledge, no PFCP-functionalized polymer has been prepared without exclusively using bisphenols or diols. This work aims to expand the synthetic opportunity to prepare the first mixed aryl amine/ ether PFCP-based linear polymers and networks using multifunctional amines.…”