356-86-5 | 2,2,3,3,3-Pentafluoropropyl acrylate

CAS:356-86-5 | 2,2,3,3,3-Pentafluoropropyl acrylate ,Description

2,2,3,3,3-Pentafluoropropyl acrylate (PFP-Acrylate) is a monomer used in the synthesis of polymers with a wide range of applications. It is a highly versatile material with a low glass transition temperature and low viscosity, making it suitable for the production of a variety of materials with different properties. PFP-Acrylate is also used in the production of coatings, adhesives, and sealants, as well as in the manufacture of composites, elastomers, and plastics.
 

Scientific Research Applications

1. Copolymerization

2,2,3,3,3-Pentafluoropropyl acrylate (PFPA) has been used in controlled copolymerization with n-butyl acrylate by reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. This process achieves high co-monomer conversion and excellent control of molecular weight, creating well-controlled semifluorinated copolymers (Chen & Binder, 2015).

2. Synthesis of Multifunctional Materials

PFPA is instrumental in synthesizing pentafluorophenyl acrylate and methacrylate polymers. These are active esters that can be utilized to create multifunctional polymers, showing promise in reacting with primary and secondary amines as well as alcohols (Eberhardt, Mruk, Zentel & Théato, 2005).

3. Creating Stimuli-Responsive Surfaces

The use of PFPA in the synthesis of diblock copolymer brushes on porous silica substrates has been reported. These brushes can be manipulated using selective solvents or thermal treatments to create or lose ultrahydrophobic layers, demonstrating the potential for surface rearrangement applications (Granville & Brittain, 2004) .

4. Reactive Microcapillary Printing

PFPA has been attached covalently to silicon oxide, enabling reactive microcapillary printing (R-μCaP) and self-sorting postpolymerization modification. This application creates patterns of spatially resolved chemical functionality (Arnold, McNitt, Popik & Locklin, 2014).

5. Gas Separation Membranes

PFPA has been used to develop fluorinated additives for high-performance CO2 separation in thin-film composite membranes. This is significant for carbon capture applications, demonstrating enhanced CO2 permeances (Scofield, Gurr, Kim, Fu, Kentish & Qiao, 2016).

6. Thermal Treatment and Surface Composition

Research involving thermal annealing of polymer brushes with fluoropolymer blocks, including PFPA, shows changes in surface composition. This application is crucial for developing materials with tailored surface properties (Granville, Boyes, Akgun, Foster & Brittain, 2005).

7. Pickering Miniemulsion Polymerization

PFPA has been copolymerized with other monomers in a Pickering miniemulsion polymerization process. This method is instrumental in creating fluorinated polymers for hydrophobic surface coatings, showcasing a novel approach to specialty polymer emulsions (Chakrabarty, Zhang, Cavicchi, Weiss & Singha, 2015).

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